ပတ္ထနာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali patthanā (“wish, desire; request; aspiration; prayer”); compare Sanskrit प्रार्थना (prārthanā).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပ'ထ'နာ
• IPA^(key): /pətʰənà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pathta.na • ALA-LC: patthanā • BGN/PCGN: păhtăna • Okell: păhtăna

Noun

ပတ္ထနာ • (pathta.na)

1. prayer

References

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