ဘတ်

Burmese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Thai บาท (bàat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: bhat • ALA-LC: bhatʻ • BGN/PCGN: bat • Okell: baʔ

Noun

ဘတ် • (bhat)

1. baht

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဖတ်
• IPA^(key): /pʰaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: bhat • ALA-LC: bhatʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpat • Okell: hpaʔ

Verb

ဘတ် • (bhat)

1. Obsolete spelling of ဖတ် (hpat, “to read”).

References

• “ဘတ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 720.
• “ဘတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.