ခတ္တိယ

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Burmese

Etymology

From Pali khattiya, from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, protector of gentle people), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, rule, dominion, authority).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ခတ်တိယ
  • IPA(key): /kʰaʔtḭja̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkatti.ya. • ALA-LC: khattiya • BGN/PCGN: hkatti.ya. • Okell: hkaʔtíyá

Noun

ခတ္တိယ (hkatti.ya.)

  1. (historical, literary) The first class of traditional Burmese society, comprising rulers (kshatriya), one of the four social classes known as အမျိုးလေးပါး (a.myui:le:pa:)

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