မဟာမိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali mahā (“great”) +‎ Pali mitta (“friend”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မ'ဟာမိတ်
• IPA^(key): /məhàmeɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ma.hamit • ALA-LC: mahāmitʻ • BGN/PCGN: măhameik • Okell: măhameiʔ

Noun

မဟာမိတ် • (ma.hamit)

1. close friend
2. ally
3. alliance

Descendants

• → Shan: မႁႃႇမိၵ်ႈ (mǎ hàa mīk)

References

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