အတာ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'တာ
• IPA^(key): /ʔətà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.ta • ALA-LC: ʼatā • BGN/PCGN: ăta • Okell: ăta

Etymology 1

Perhaps borrowed from Pali anta.

Noun

အတာ • (a.ta)

1. period or season of Thingyan, the Burmese New Year

Derived terms

• အတာကူး (a.taku:)
• အတာစား (a.taca:)
• အတာတက် (a.tatak)
• အတာရေ (a.tare)
• အတာအိုး (a.taui:)

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

အတာ • (a.ta)

1. distance
2. responsibility

Derived terms

• အတိုင်းအတာ (a.tuing:a.ta)

 

References

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