ထောပတ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ထောဗတ်
• IPA^(key): /tʰɔ́baʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: htau:pat • ALA-LC: thopatʻ • BGN/PCGN: htaw:bat • Okell: htòpaʔ

Noun

ထောပတ် • (htau:pat)

1. butter
2. (~ငှက်ပျော) silk banana, a local cultivar grown in Myanmar

Descendants

• → Jingpho: htaw bat
• → Mon: ထဝ်ဗာတ်
• → Shan: ထေႃးပၢတ်ႈ (tháu pāat)

References

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