အမတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमात्य (amātya, “one living with or near another; companion or follower of a king; minister”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'မတ်
• IPA^(key): /ʔəmaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.mat • ALA-LC: ʼamatʻ • BGN/PCGN: ămat • Okell: ămaʔ

Noun

အမတ် • (a.mat)

1. high official

Derived terms

• သံအမတ် (sam-a.mat)

Descendants

• → Shan: ဢမၢတ်ႈ (ʼǎ māat)

Further reading

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