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: ’amat‘ • BGN/PCGN: ămat • Okell: ămaʔ

Noun

အမတ် • (a.mat)

high official

Derived terms

သံအမတ် (sam-a.mat)

Further reading

“အမတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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