ရင်ဘတ်
Appearance
Burmese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ရင်ပတ် (rangpat)
Etymology
[edit]From ရင် (rang, “chest”) + an element ဘတ် (bhat), which does not invoke the sense of "baht" (contrary to MED), and instead is from a Proto-Lolo-Burmese *pat (“chest”); compare Lahu [Term?] (cuˉ pehˆ, “breast”) (STEDT).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɴbaʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: rangbhat • ALA-LC: raṅʻbhatʻ • BGN/PCGN: yinbat • Okell: yiñbaʔ
Noun
[edit]ရင်ဘတ် • (rangbhat)
Derived terms
[edit]- လိပ်ရင်ဘတ် (lip-rangbhat)
Further reading
[edit]- “ရင်ဘတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.