လောကဝတ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali lokavatta.

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respellings: လောဂ'ဝတ်, လောဂွတ်
  • IPA(key): /lɔ́ɡəwʊʔ/, /lɔ́ɡʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lau:ka.wat • ALA-LC: lokavatʻ • BGN/PCGN: law:găwut/law:gut • Okell:kăwuʔ/lòk

Usage notes

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The pronunciation /lɔ́ɡəwʊʔ/ occurs in careful speech; /lɔ́ɡʊʔ/ in colloquial speech.

Noun

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လောကဝတ် (lau:ka.wat)

  1. courtesy (polite behavior)

References

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