သဘာပတိ
Burmese
Etymology
From Sanskrit सभापति (sabhāpati), cognates include Hindi सभापति (sabhāpti) and Bengali সভাপতি (sôbhapti).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: သ'ဘာပ'တိ
- IPA(key): /θəbàpətḭ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: sa.bhapa.ti. • ALA-LC: sabhāpati • BGN/PCGN: thăbapăti. • Okell: thăbapătí
Noun
သဘာပတိ • (sa.bhapa.ti.)
- chairperson (chairman or chairwoman)
Descendants
- → Shan: သပႃႇပတီႉ (sǎ pàa pǎ tḭ̂i)
See also
- ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ (ukkathta.)
Further reading
- “သဘာပတိ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.