သပိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Possibly a contraction of the hypothetical Pali compound သံဃပတ္တ (saṅghapatta) from သံဃ (saṃgha ⇨ saṅgha, “sangha”) plus ပတ္တ (patta, “alms bowl”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: +သ'ဗိတ်
• IPA^(key): /ðəbeɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sa.pit • ALA-LC: sapitʻ • BGN/PCGN: dhăbeik • Okell: thăpeiʔ

Noun

သပိတ် • (sa.pit)

1. monk's bowl
2. (labor) strike

Descendants

• → Shan: သပိတ်ႈ (sǎ pīt)
• → Shan: ၸပိတ်ႈ (tsǎ pīt)

Further reading

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