ခတ္တိယ
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pali khattiya, from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “protector of gentle people”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Phonetic respelling: ခတတိယ
- IPA(key): /kʰaʔtḭja̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkatti.ya. • ALA-LC: khattiya • BGN/PCGN: hkatti.ya. • Okell: hkaʔtíyá
Noun[edit]
ခတ္တိယ • (hkatti.ya.)
- (historical, literary) The first class of traditional Burmese society, comprising rulers (kshatriya), one of the four social classes known as အမျိုးလေးပါး (a.myui:le:pa:)
Synonyms[edit]
- မင်းမျိုး (mang:myui:)
References[edit]
- “ခတ္တိယ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.