ထောပတ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (thɔ³ pɑt⁴ "butter") or mentioned by Luce 1981. Doesn't seem like the constituent syllables contribute to the meaning (ထော (htau:, “to come into money, roll in wealth”) +‎ ပတ် (pat, “to wind around, wrap around; drum”)), and MED accordingly treats this as an atomic unit. Doesn't really resemble any word for "butter" among the national languages of its neighbors. Did the ancient Burmish tribes traditionally eat butter? This is relevant to figuring out whether this is a native Burmish word or a borrowing - is the second syllable from English butter?”

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ထောဗတ်
  • IPA(key): /tʰɔ́baʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htau:pat • ALA-LC: thopatʻ • BGN/PCGN: htaw:bat • Okell: htòpaʔ

Noun

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ထောပတ် • (htau:pat)

  1. butter
  2. (~ငှက်ပျော) silk banana, a local cultivar grown in Myanmar

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