ဟံသာဝတီ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Old Burmese ဟင်သာဝတီ (hangsawati). ဟံသာ (hamsa, duck) +‎ ဝတီ (wa.ti). Borrowed from Mon ဟံသာဝတဳ, from Pali haṃsāvatī. Compare Thai หงสาวดี (hǒng-sǎa-wá-dii).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ဟံသာဝ'ဒီ
  • IPA(key): /hàɴθàwədì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hamsawa.ti • ALA-LC: haṃsāvatī • BGN/PCGN: hanthawădi • Okell: hañthawăti

Proper noun

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ဟံသာဝတီ (hamsawa.ti)

  1. (historical) (~မြို့) Former name of Bago. (a regional capital in Myanmar)
    Synonym: ပဲခူး (pai:hku:)
  2. (~တိုင်း) a historical kingdom centered in what is now Bago