သမ္မတ

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Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali sammata (honored, revered), from Sanskrit सम्मत (sammata, renowned, highly honored), from मन्यते (manyate, to think).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: သ'မ'ဒ
  • IPA(key): /θəməda̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: samma.ta. • ALA-LC: sammata • BGN/PCGN: thămăda. • Okell: thămătá

Noun

သမ္မတ (samma.ta.)

  1. president (of a state)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Shan: ႀမတႃႉ (xǎ mǎ tâ̰a)

Further reading

  • သမ္မတမင်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 1004.
  • သမ္မတ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.