ပညတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Pali paññatti; see paññatta for more.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ပဉ်ဉတ်
  • IPA(key): /pɪ̀ɴɲaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pa.nyat • ALA-LC: paññatʻ • BGN/PCGN: pinnyat • Okell: piñnyaʔ

Noun

ပညတ် • (pa.nyat)

  1. name, term, designation, something which is an appellation only

Verb

ပညတ် • (pa.nyat)

  1. to name, designate
  2. to prescribe, promulgate
  3. to forbid, prohibit

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