ဇာတ်

Burmese

FWOTD – 16 October 2016

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဇတ်

IPA^(key): /zaʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: jat • ALA-LC: jāt‘ • BGN/PCGN: zat • Okell: zaʔ

Etymology 1

From Pali jātaka, from Sanskrit जातक (jātaka).

Noun

ဇာတ် • (jat)

zat: a kind of Burmese dramatic performance including music and dance

Derived terms

ဇာတ်ပွဲ (jatpwai:)

Etymology 2

From Pali jāti.

Noun

ဇာတ် • (jat)

life; existence
(Hinduism) caste

References

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

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