သပိတ်
Burmese
Etymology
Possibly a contraction of the hypothetical Pali compound သံဃပတ္တ (saṅghapatta) from သံဃ (saṃgha ⇨ saṅgha, “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
Descendants
- → Shan: သပိတ်ႈ (sǎ pīt)
- → Shan: ၸပိတ်ႈ (tsǎ pīt)
Further reading
- “သပိတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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