ဟံသာဝတီ

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese ဟင်သာဝတီ (hangsawati). ဟံသာ (hamsa, “duck, hamsa”) +‎ ဝတီ (wa.ti, “endowed with”). Borrowed from Mon ဟံသာဝတဳ, from Pali haṃsāvatī. Compare Thai หงสาวดี (hǒng-sǎa-wá-dii).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဟံသာဝ'ဒီ
  • IPA(key): /hàɴθàwədì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hamsawa.ti • ALA-LC: haṃsāvatī • BGN/PCGN: hanthawădi • Okell: hañthawăti

Proper noun

ဟံသာဝတီ • (hamsawa.ti)

  1. (historical) (~မြို့) former name of Bago (a regional capital in Myanmar).
    Synonym: ပဲခူး (pai:hku:)
  2. (~တိုင်း) a historical kingdom centered in what is now Bago
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