zayat

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/ˈzaɪ.ət//ˈzɑːjət/

noun

A building in Myanmar used for meetings and religious assemblies and to give shelter to travellers.

OriginBurmese ဇရပ် →
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Meanings

nounzayat (plural zayats)

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

Origin

  1. Burmeseဇရပ်
  2. Englishzayat

From Burmese ဇရပ် (ja.rap).

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APA

zayat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zayat

MLA

“zayat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zayat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zayat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zayat.

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