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ထၢတ်ႈ

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Shan

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Etymology

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From Burmese ဓာတ် (dhat).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ထၢတ်ႈ (thāat)

  1. element (one of the primary or constituent parts of anything whether material or immaterial)
  2. one of the four principal elements (i.e., ထၢတ်ႈလိၼ် earth; ထၢတ်ႈၼမ်ႉ water; ထၢတ်ႈၽႆး fire; ထၢတ်ႈလူမ်း air)
  3. essential attribute, quality
  4. relic of deity
  5. shrine, pagoda

References

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  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.