noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/kiːˈɑːt/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/kiˈ(j)ɑt/
General-American:/ˈkjɑt/
General-American:/ˈt͡ʃɑt/
rhymes with -ɑːt
1
noun
Meaning 1
The official currency of Myanmar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the basic unit of money in Myanmar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Myanmar monetary unit
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ကျပ် (kyap).
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كْيَات
(kyāt)
— unit of currency
Belarusian:
к'ят
(kʺjat)
— unit of currency
Bengali:
ক্যাট
(kêṭ)
— unit of currency
Bengali:
ক্যত
(kêt)
— unit of currency
Bengali:
কিয়াট
(kiẏaṭ)
— unit of currency
Burmese:
ကျပ်
(kyap)
— unit of currency
Chinese Mandarin:
緬元 /缅元
(Miǎn yuán)
— unit of currency