မာရ်နတ်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

မာရ် (mar) +‎ နတ် (nat), with the first element from Pali māra.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respelling: မာနတ်
  • IPA(key): /mànaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: marnat • ALA-LC: mārʻnatʻ • BGN/PCGN: manat • Okell: manaʔ

Noun[edit]

မာရ်နတ် (marnat)

  1. (Buddhism) Mara, the malevolent celestial emperor antagonistic towards enlightenment and salvation.
  2. (figurative) person who upsets the applecart
  3. (Christianity) the Devil.

Descendants[edit]

  • Shan: မႃႇၼၢတ်ႈ (màa nāat)

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