သံတမန်

Burmese

Etymology

သံ (sam, “embassy”) +‎ တမန် (ta.man, “courier”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: သံတ'မန်
• IPA^(key): /θàɴtəmàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: samta.man • ALA-LC: saṃtamanʻ • BGN/PCGN: thantăman • Okell: thañtămañ

Noun

သံတမန် • (samta.man)

1. diplomat; envoy

Synonyms

• သံ (sam)

Further reading

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