ပိဋကတ်တိုက်

Burmese

Etymology

ပိဋကတ် (pi.ta.kat, “Pitaka”) +‎ တိုက် (tuik, “chamber”)

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဗိဍ'ဂတ်ဒိုက်

IPA^(key): /bḭdəɡaʔdaɪʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: pi.ta.kattuik • ALA-LC: piṭakatʻtuikʻ • BGN/PCGN: bi.dăgatdaik • Okell: pítăkaʔtaiʔ

Noun

ပိဋကတ်တိုက် • (pi.ta.kattuik)

(historical) royal library or repository housing Buddhist scriptures

Usage notes

Now replaced by စာကြည့်တိုက် (ca-krany.tuik).

Further reading

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

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