ထၢတ်ႈ

Shan

Etymology

From Burmese ဓာတ် (dhat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰaːt̚˧˧˨/
• Rhymes: -aːt̚

Noun

ထၢတ်ႈ • (thāat)

1. element (one of the primary or constituent parts of anything whether material or immaterial)
2. one of the four principal elements (i.e., ထၢတ်ႈလိၼ် earth; ထၢတ်ႈၼမ်ႉ water; ထၢတ်ႈၽႆး fire; ထၢတ်ႈလူမ်း air)
3. essential attribute, quality
4. relic of deity
5. shrine, pagoda

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.