ပြာသာဒ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रासाद (prāsāda, “palace”). Cognate with Khmer ប្រាសាទ (praasaat), Lao ຜາສາດ (phā sāt), Thai ปราสาท (bpraa-sàat), Mon ပြါသာတ်, and Shan ပျၢတ်ႈသၢတ်ႈ (pjāat sāat).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ပျတ်သတ်

IPA^(key): /pjaʔθaʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: prasad • ALA-LC: prāsād‘ • BGN/PCGN: pyatthat • Okell: pyaʔthaʔ

Noun

ပြာသာဒ် • (prasad)

(architecture) multi-tiered spired roof

Descendants

→ Shan: ပျၢတ်ႈသၢတ်ႈ (pjāat sāat)

References

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

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