ရထား

Burmese

Etymology

From Sanskrit रथ (ratha, “chariot, cart”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hroth₂ós, from *Hret- (“to roll”).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ရ'ထား

IPA^(key): /jətʰá/

Romanization: MLCTS: ra.hta: • ALA-LC: rathā″ • BGN/PCGN: yăhta: • Okell: yăhtà

Noun

ရထား • (ra.hta:)

chariot, coach, carriage; train
(chess) rook

Derived terms

မီးရထား (mi:ra.hta:, “train”)
မြင်းရထား (mrang:ra.hta:, “gharry, horse drawn cab or coach”)
ဓာတ်ရထား (dhatra.hta:, “tramcar, streetcar”)

Further reading

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

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