ဘူတာ
Burmese
editEtymology
editSaid to be from Hindi गुद (gud) according to the Myanmar Language Commission, but very unlikely. Other scholars and colloquial traditions said it was derived from Hindi वृद्ध (vŕddh, “the elder”), which was once used to refer to the often elderly station master.
Pronunciation
edit- Phonetic respelling: ဘူဒါ
- IPA(key): /bùdà/
- Romanization: MLCTS: bhuta • ALA-LC: bhūtā • BGN/PCGN: buda • Okell: buta
Noun
editဘူတာ • (bhuta)
Derived terms
edit- ဘူတာရုံ (bhutarum)
References
edit- “ဘူတာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.