အထိန်း

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ထိန်း (htin:, “to look after”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ထိန်း
  • IPA(key): /ʔətʰéɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.htin: • ALA-LC: ʼathinʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăhtein: • Okell: ăhteìñ

Noun

အထိန်း • (a.htin:)

  1. guardian, chaperon, guard, governess
  2. anything which guards, governs, or controls

Derived terms

  • အထိန်းတော် (a.htin:tau)

Further reading

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