ခမည်းတော်
Burmese
Etymology
ခမည်း (hka.many:) + -တော် (-tau)
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ခ'မည်းဒေါ်
- IPA(key): /kʰəmídɔ̀/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hka.many:tau • ALA-LC: khamaññʻʺtoʻ • BGN/PCGN: hkămi:daw • Okell: hkămìto
Noun
ခမည်းတော် • (hka.many:tau)
- (honorific, royal) father
- (Buddhism, honorific) father (of Buddhist monks)
- (Buddhism, honorific) father (of Buddhist sāmaṇeras)
Coordinate terms
- မယ်တော် (maitau)
References
- “ခမည်းတော်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.