အမတ်
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Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit अमात्य (amātya, “one living with or near another; companion or follower of a king; minister”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respelling: အ'မတ်
- IPA(key): /ʔəmaʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.mat • ALA-LC: ʼamatʻ • BGN/PCGN: ămat • Okell: ămaʔ
Noun
[edit]အမတ် • (a.mat)
- high official
Derived terms
[edit]- သံအမတ် (sam-a.mat)
Descendants
[edit]- → Shan: ဢမၢတ်ႈ (ʼǎ māat)
Further reading
[edit]- “အမတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.