မိူင်းႀမတႃႉ

Shan

Etymology

Calque of Burmese သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ (samma.ta.nuingngam). By surface analysis, မိူင်း (móeng, “country”) +‎ ႀမတႃႉ (xǎ mǎ tâ̰a, “president”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɤŋ˥.θa˨˦.ma˨˦.taː˦˨ˀ/
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

မိူင်းႀမတႃႉ • (móeng xǎ mǎ tâ̰a)

  1. republic

References
  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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