အမှုထမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

အမှု (a.hmu., “affair, business”) +‎ ထမ်း (htam:, “to carry on the shoulder, serve a duty”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'မှုဒမ်း
• IPA^(key): /ʔəm̥ṵdáɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hmu.htam: • ALA-LC: ʼamhuthamʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăhmu.dan: • Okell: ăhmúhtàñ

Noun

အမှုထမ်း • (a.hmu.htam:)

1. someone in the service of an institutional authority; a non-gazetted government employee; a bureaucrat

Further reading

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