ပထဝီ
Burmese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Pali pathavī (“earth”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ပ'ထ'ဝီ
- IPA(key): /pətʰəwì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: pa.hta.wi • ALA-LC: pathavī • BGN/PCGN: păhtăwi • Okell: păhtăwi
Noun
ပထဝီ • (pa.hta.wi)
- solidity (commonly described as 'element of earth')
- earth
- synonym of ပထဝီဝင် (pa.hta.wiwang, “geography”)
Derived terms
- ပထဝီကြော (pa.hta.wi-krau:)
- ပထဝီဓာတ် (pa.hta.widhat)
- ပထဝီဝင် (pa.hta.wiwang)
Further reading
- “ပထဝီ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.