မသာ

Burmese

Etymology

မ (ma., “not”) +‎ သာ (sa, “pleasant”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မ'သာ
• IPA^(key): /məθà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ma.sa • ALA-LC: masā • BGN/PCGN: mătha • Okell: mătha

Noun

မသာ • (ma.sa)

1. corpse
2. funeral

Derived terms

• အေးမသာ (e:ma.sa)

 

Descendants

• → Shan: မသႃႇ (mǎ sàa)
• → Shan: မႃႇသႃႇ (màa sàa)

Further reading

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

Rakhine

Noun

မသာ (ma.ta)

1. funeral