မဟာမိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali mahā (“great”) +‎ Pali mitta (“friend”).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: မ'ဟာမိတ်

IPA^(key): /məhàmeɪʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: ma.hamit • ALA-LC: mahāmitʻ • BGN/PCGN: măhameik • Okell: măhameiʔ

Noun

မဟာ မိတ် • (ma.hamit)

close friend
ally
alliance

Descendants

→ Shan: မႁႃႇမိၵ်ႈ (mǎ hàa mīk)

References

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

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