မာရ်နတ်

Burmese

Etymology

မာရ် (mar) +‎ နတ် (nat), with the first element from Pali māra.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မာနတ်
• IPA^(key): /mànaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: marnat • ALA-LC: mārʻnatʻ • BGN/PCGN: manat • Okell: manaʔ

Noun

မာရ်နတ် • (marnat)

1. (Buddhism) Mara, the malevolent celestial emperor antagonistic towards enlightenment and salvation.
2. (figurative) person who upsets the applecart
3. (Christianity) the Devil.

Descendants

• → Shan: မႃႇၼၢတ်ႈ (màa nāat)

Further reading

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