မဟာဘုတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali mahābhūta

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မ'ဟာဘုတ်
• IPA^(key): /məhàboʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ma.habhut • ALA-LC: mahābhutʻ • BGN/PCGN: măhabok • Okell: măhabouʔ

Noun

မဟာဘုတ် • (ma.habhut)

1. the four basic elements of matter: solidity, fluidity, heat, and volatility (represented as the earth, water, fire, air)
2. (astrology) one of the basic methods of casting a horoscope

Synonyms

• ဓာတ်ကြီးလေးပါး (dhatkri:le:pa:)

Hyponyms

• တေဇော (tejau:)
• ပထဝီ (pa.hta.wi)
• ဝါယော (wayau:)
• အာပေါ (apau:)