ဆန်လတ်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆန် (hcan, “rice”) +‎ လတ် (lat, “middle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʰàɴlaʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: hcanlat • ALA-LC: chanʻlatʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsanlat • Okell: hsañlaʔ

Noun

ဆန်လတ် • (hcanlat)

the intermediate grade of rice, consisting of whole grains mixed with large broken grains

See also

ဆန်ရင်း (hcanrang:) (highest grade of rice)
ဆန်ဖျား (hcanhpya:) or ဆန်ညှာ (hcanhnya) (lowest grade of rice)

Further reading

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

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