နဝရတ်

Burmese

Etymology

နဝ (na.wa., “nine”) +‎ ရတနာ (ra.ta.na, “gem”). Borrowed from Sanskrit नवरत्न (navaratna).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: န'ဝ'*ရတ်

IPA^(key): /nəwəɹaʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: na.wa.rat • ALA-LC: navaratʻ • BGN/PCGN: năwărat • Okell: năwăraʔ

Noun

နဝရတ် • (na.wa.rat)

(art) nine precious stones

Hyponyms

References

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

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