မာရ်နတ်

Burmese

Etymology

မာရ် (mar) +‎ နတ် (nat), with the first element from Pali māra.

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: မာနတ်

IPA^(key): /mànaʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: marnat • ALA-LC: mārʻnatʻ • BGN/PCGN: manat • Okell: manaʔ

Noun

မာရ်နတ် • (marnat)

(Buddhism) Mara, the malevolent celestial emperor antagonistic towards enlightenment and salvation.
(figurative) person who upsets the applecart
(Christianity) the Devil.

Descendants

→ Shan: မႃႇၼၢတ်ႈ (màa nāat)

Further reading

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

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