ဆန်လတ်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆန် (hcan, “rice”) +‎ လတ် (lat, “middle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰàɴlaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hcanlat • ALA-LC: chanʻlatʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsanlat • Okell: hsañlaʔ

Noun

ဆန်လတ် • (hcanlat)

1. the intermediate grade of rice, consisting of whole grains mixed with large broken grains

See also

• ဆန်ရင်း (hcanrang:) (highest grade of rice)
• ဆန်ဖျား (hcanhpya:) or ဆန်ညှာ (hcanhnya) (lowest grade of rice)

Further reading

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