ခမည်းတော်

Burmese

Etymology

ခမည်း (hka.many:) +‎ -တော် (-tau)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ခ'မည်းဒေါ်
• IPA^(key): /kʰəmídɔ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hka.many:tau • ALA-LC: khamaññʻʺtoʻ • BGN/PCGN: hkămi:daw • Okell: hkămìto

Noun

ခမည်းတော် • (hka.many:tau)

1. (honorific, royal) father
2. (Buddhism, honorific) father (of Buddhist monks)
3. (Buddhism, honorific) father (of Buddhist sāmaṇeras)

Coordinate terms

• မယ်တော် (maitau)

References

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