သက်သတ်လွတ်

Burmese

Etymology

သက် (sak, “life”) +‎ သတ် (sat, “to kill”) +‎ လွတ် (lwat, “to be free of, exempt from; to escape”), thus "that which is free of killing life".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɛʔθaʔlʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: saksatlwat • ALA-LC: sakʻsatʻlvatʻ • BGN/PCGN: thetthatlut • Okell: theʔthaʔluʔ

Noun

သက်သတ်လွတ် • (saksatlwat)

1. a dish with no ingredients requiring the killing of (animate) life; a vegetarian dish

Adjective

သက်သတ်လွတ် • (saksatlwat)

1. (dish, diet, etc.) vegetarian

Further reading

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