လောကဝတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali lokavatta.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respellings: လောဂ'ဝတ်, လောဂွတ်
• IPA^(key): /lɔ́ɡəwʊʔ/, /lɔ́ɡʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lau:ka.wat • ALA-LC: lokavatʻ • BGN/PCGN: law:găwut/law:gut • Okell: lòkăwuʔ/lòkuʔ

Usage notes

The pronunciation /lɔ́ɡəwʊʔ/ occurs in careful speech; /lɔ́ɡʊʔ/ in colloquial speech.

Noun

လောကဝတ် • (lau:ka.wat)

1. courtesy (polite behavior)

References

• “လောကဝတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 21