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