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sultan meaning in Myanmar

စူလတန် cula.tan

/ˈsʌltən/

sultan in Myanmar: စူလတန် (cula.tan), ဆူလတန် (hcula.tan). In English, sultan means the holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.

Myanmar words for sultan

ruler
စူလတန် cula.tan, ဆူလတန် hcula.tan

English meaning of sultan

  1. noun The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
  2. noun A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
  3. noun A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
  4. noun A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken).

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Questions about sultan in Myanmar

What is the meaning of sultan in Myanmar?
Sultan in Myanmar is စူလတန် (cula.tan), ဆူလတန် (hcula.tan).
sultan ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Sultan: စူလတန် (cula.tan), ဆူလတန် (hcula.tan).
What does sultan mean in English?
Sultan means the holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.

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