ပထဝီ

Burmese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Pali pathavī (“earth”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ပ'ထ'ဝီ
• IPA^(key): /pətʰəwì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pa.hta.wi • ALA-LC: pathavī • BGN/PCGN: păhtăwi • Okell: păhtăwi

Noun

ပထဝီ • (pa.hta.wi)

1. solidity (commonly described as 'element of earth').
2. earth

References

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