မှတ်တိုင်
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Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]မှတ် (hmat, “to mark”) + တိုင် (tuing, “post, pillar”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /m̥aʔtàɪɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hmattuing • ALA-LC: mhatʻtuiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hmattaing • Okell: hmaʔtaiñ
Noun
[edit]မှတ်တိုင် • (hmattuing)
- post or pillar with a sign (bus stop, border pillar, etc.)
- (figuratively) landmark
Derived terms
[edit]- ကားမှတ်တိုင် (ka:hmattuing)
Further reading
[edit]- “မှတ်တိုင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.