သမ္မတ
Burmese
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali sammata (“honored, revered”), from Sanskrit सम्मत (sammata, “renowned, highly honored”), from मन्यते (manyate, “to think”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: သ'မ'ဒ
- IPA(key): /θəməda̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: samma.ta. • ALA-LC: sammata • BGN/PCGN: thămăda. • Okell: thămătá
Noun
သမ္မတ • (samma.ta.)
- president
Derived terms
- သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ (samma.ta.nuingngam)
Descendants
- → Shan: ႀမတႃႉ (xǎ mǎ tâ̰a)
Further reading
- “သမ္မတမင်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 1004.
- “သမ္မတ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.