သတ္တဝါ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva) or Pali satta; cognate with Modern Khmer សត្វ (sat), សត្ត (sɑttɑɑ); Lao ສັດ (sat), Lü ᦶᦉᧆ (ṡaed); Thai สัตว์ (sàt).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: သတ်တ'ဝါ
• IPA^(key): /θaʔtəwà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: satta.wa • ALA-LC: sattavā • BGN/PCGN: thattăwa • Okell: thaʔtăwa

Noun

သတ္တဝါ • (satta.wa)

1. living being, creature

Further reading

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