ကနုတ်

Burmese

FWOTD – 14 May 2018

ကနုတ်

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai กระหนก (grà-nòk) or Pali kokanada (“red lotus”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: က'နုတ်
• IPA^(key): /kənoʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ka.nut • ALA-LC: kanutʻ • BGN/PCGN: kănok • Okell: kănouʔ

Noun

ကနုတ် • (ka.nut)

1. A design in traditional art depicting convoluted lotus stems, buds, blossoms, etc.

References

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