ပြာသာဒ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रासाद (prāsāda, “palace”). Cognate with Khmer ប្រាសាទ (praasaat), Lao ຜາສາດ (phā sāt), Thai ปราสาท (bpraa-sàat), Mon ပြါသာတ်, and Shan ပျၢတ်ႈသၢတ်ႈ (pjāat sāat).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပျတ်သတ်
• IPA^(key): /pjaʔθaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: prasad • ALA-LC: prāsādʻ • BGN/PCGN: pyatthat • Okell: pyaʔthaʔ

Noun

ပြာသာဒ် • (prasad)

1. (architecture) multi-tiered spired roof

Descendants

• → Shan: ပျၢတ်ႈသၢတ်ႈ (pjāat sāat)

References

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