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zayat

/ˈzaɪ.ət/

zayat noun: a building in Myanmar used for meetings and religious assemblies and to give shelter to travellers.

Noun

zayat (plural zayats)

  1. A building in Myanmar used for meetings and religious assemblies and to give shelter to travellers.
    • There are always several zayats in the neighborhood of a kyoung, to which the devotees of Boodh resort to listen to their priests.1855, Emily Chubbuck Judson, Memoir of Sarah B. Judson: member of the American mission to Burmah, page 16

Forms of zayat

pluralzayats

Origin of zayat

From Burmese ဇရပ် (ja.rap).

Questions about zayat

What does zayat mean?
Zayat means a building in Myanmar used for meetings and religious assemblies and to give shelter to travellers.
What part of speech is zayat?
Zayat is a noun.
How do you pronounce zayat?
Zayat is pronounced /ˈzaɪ.ət/.
What is the plural of zayat?
The plural of zayat is zayats.

Words near zayat in the dictionary

  1. zay
  2. Zaya
  3. Zayante
  4. Zayas
  5. Zayases
  6. zayat
  7. zayats
  8. Zayd
  9. zayda
  10. zayde
  11. zaydee

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