ရင်ဘတ်

Burmese

Alternative forms

• ရင်ပတ် (rangpat)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /jɪ̀ɴbaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: rangbhat • ALA-LC: raṅʻbhatʻ • BGN/PCGN: yinbat • Okell: yiñbaʔ

Noun

ရင်ဘတ် • (rangbhat)

1. breast, chest

   Synonym: ရင် (rang)

Derived terms

• လိပ်ရင်ဘတ် (lip-rangbhat)

Further reading

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