သပိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Possibly a contraction of the hypothetical Pali compound သံဃပတ္တ (saṅghapatta) from သံဃ (saṃghasaṅgha, “sangha”) plus ပတ္တ (patta, alms bowl).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: +သ'ဗိတ်
  • IPA(key): /ðəbeɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sa.pit • ALA-LC: sapitʻ • BGN/PCGN: dhăbeik • Okell: thăpeiʔ

Noun

သပိတ် • (sa.pit)

  1. monk's bowl
  2. (labor) strike

Descendants

  • Shan: သပိတ်ႈ (sǎ pīt)
  • Shan: ၸပိတ်ႈ (tsǎ pīt)

Further reading

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