ဘူတာ

Burmese

Etymology

Said to be from Hindi गुद (gud) according to the Myanmar Language Commission, but very unlikely. Other scholars and colloquial traditions said it was derived from Hindi वृद्ध (vŕddh, “the elder”), which was once used to refer to the often elderly station master.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဘူဒါ
• IPA^(key): /bùdà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: bhuta • ALA-LC: bhūtā • BGN/PCGN: buda • Okell: buta

Noun

ဘူတာ • (bhuta)

1. train station; railway station

Derived terms

• ဘူတာရုံ (bhutarum)

 

References

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