ပတ္တလား

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Burmese

Etymology

From Sanskrit वाद्य (vādya, “instrumental music; speech”) + a component of indeterminate meaning and origin တလား (ta.la:).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “What is the second component, တလား (ta.la:)? Is it a nativized borrowing from Sanskrit ताल (tāla, “clapping; cymbal”)?”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʔta̰lá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: patta.la: • ALA-LC: pattalāʺ • BGN/PCGN: patta.la: • Okell: paʔtálà

Noun

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ပတ္တလား • (patta.la:)

  1. (music) Burmese teak and bamboo xylophone

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Shan: ပတ်ႈတလႃး (pāt tǎ láa)

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