ပရိသတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिषद् (pariṣad). Cognate with Hindi परिषद (pariṣad) and Thai บริษัท (bɔɔ-rí-sàt).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respellings: ပ'ရိတ်သတ်, ပ'*ရိတ်သတ်
• IPA^(key): /pəjeɪʔθaʔ/, /pəɹeɪʔθaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pa.ri.sat • ALA-LC: parisatʻ • BGN/PCGN: păyeikthat/păreikthat • Okell: păyeiʔthaʔ/păreiʔthaʔ

Noun

ပရိသတ် • (pa.ri.sat)

1. audience, spectators

Descendants

• → Shan: ပရဵၵ်ႈသၢတ်ႈ (pǎ rāek sāat)

References

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