သမ္မတ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali sammata (“honored, revered”), from Sanskrit सम्मत (sammata, “renowned, highly honored”), from मन्यते (manyate, “to think”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: သ'မ'ဒ
IPA^(key): /θəməda̰/
Romanization: MLCTS: samma.ta. • ALA-LC: sammata • BGN/PCGN: thămăda. • Okell: thămătá

Noun

သမ္မတ • (samma.ta.)

president

Derived terms

သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ (samma.ta.nuingngam)

Descendants

→ Shan: ႀမတႃႉ (xǎ mǎ tâ̰a)

Further reading

“သမ္မတမင်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 1004.
“သမ္မတ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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