လောကဝတ်
Burmese
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali lokavatta.
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respellings: လောဂ'ဝတ်, လောဂွတ်
- IPA(key): /lɔ́ɡəwʊʔ/, /lɔ́ɡʊʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lau:ka.wat • ALA-LC: lokavatʻ • BGN/PCGN: law:găwut/law:gut • Okell: lòkăwuʔ/lòkuʔ
Usage notes
The pronunciation /lɔ́ɡəwʊʔ/ occurs in careful speech; /lɔ́ɡʊʔ/ in colloquial speech.
Noun
လောကဝတ် • (lau:ka.wat)
- courtesy (polite behavior)
References
- “လောကဝတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 21