ခေတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali khetta.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ခစ်
• IPA^(key): /kʰɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hket • ALA-LC: khetʻ • BGN/PCGN: hkit • Okell: hkiʔ

Noun

ခေတ် • (hket)

1. era; age
2. extent; domain

Further reading

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