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Meaning of "kyat" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KYAT

From Burmese.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KYAT

kyat  [kɪˈɑːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KYAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kyat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KYAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Burmese kyat

The kyat /kiːˈɑːt/ is the currency of Burma. It is often abbreviated as "K" or "Ks", which is placed before or after the numerical value, depending on author preference.

Definition of kyat in the English dictionary

The definition of kyat in the dictionary is the standard monetary unit of Myanmar, divided into 100 pyas.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KYAT


apart
əˈpɑːt
art
ɑːt
baht
bɑːt
Bart
bɑːt
cart
kɑːt
carte
kɑːt
chart
tʃɑːt
hart
hɑːt
heart
hɑːt
Hobart
ˈhəʊbɑːt
kart
kɑːt
mart
mɑːt
nonart
ˌnɒnˈɑːt
part
pɑːt
restart
riːˈstɑːt
smart
smɑːt
start
stɑːt
state-of-the-art
ˈsteɪtəvðɪˌɑːt
sweetheart
ˈswiːtˌhɑːt
wat
wɑːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KYAT

ky
Ky.
kyack
kyanisation
kyanise
kyanite
kyanitic
kyanization
kyanize
kybo
kybosh
Kyd
kye
kyle
kylie
Kylie effect
kylikes
kylin
kylix
kyllosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE KYAT

all that
and all that
and that
as all that
at
be all that
beat
been-there done-that
boat
body fat
Buryat
cat
chat
Dumyat
eat
fat
Marryat
Panchayat
Pripyat
pyat

Synonyms and antonyms of kyat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kyat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KYAT

Find out the translation of kyat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kyat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kyat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缅元
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kyat
570 millions of speakers

English

kyat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kyat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кьят
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kyat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিয়াত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kyats
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kyat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kyat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チャット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kyat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kyat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கியாத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कायट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kyat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kyat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kyat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кьят
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kyat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kyat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kyat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kyat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kyat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kyat

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KYAT»

The term «kyat» is very widely used and occupies the 22.620 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KYAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kyat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kyat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kyat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KYAT»

Discover the use of kyat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kyat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Myanmar (Burma)
The few national banks that remain are of little use to travellers, as official exchange rates massively overvalue the kyat. So there's really no reason to exchange money at a bank. Cash Most guesthouses and hotels quote prices in US dollars.
Robert Reid, Michael Grosberg, 2005
2
The Economic Transition in Myanmar After 1988: Market ...
They stated that they had to pay a bribe of 60-150 kyat per day to the local police and staff of the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). They sold fruit ( five persons), vegetables and eggs (six persons), betel cigarettes (three persons) , ...
Kōichi Fujita, Fumiharu Mieno, Ikuko Okamoto, 2009
3
Burmese Phrasebook
... 57 FRACTIONS half a third a quarter five-eighths. 1 kyat note tajaq-tan cootryuco^ 5 kyat note nga-jaq-dan cl o^joco^ 10 kyat note ngwe tas'eh-dan cg co ® so co co| 1 5 kyat note s'eh-nga-jaq-tan souScl ccj|uco| 20 kyat note hnas'eh -jaq-tan ...
Hnin Tun, San San, 2001
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The Americas and the Caribbean
The plural phrase is specially interesting because the pluraliser (an) dem is discontinuously tied to pre-nominal specifying articles; no pluralized noun can stand apart from a specifying article or a (specifying) name (e.g., di kyat (an) dem vs ...
Edgar W. Schneider, 2008
5
"My Gun was as Tall as Me": Child Soldiers in Burma
When Tin Maung was trained in late 2001, “it was 3,000 kyat per month, but there were so many cuts that we only really got five or ten kyat per month. They gave us some snacks and cheroots twice a month and deducted two or three times the ...
‎2002
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Distance edu Different Countries
CHAPTER 13 Myanmar Win Mating & Han Tin THE NATIONAL CONTEXT FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION The Gross National Product (1987/88), in current prices in Myanmar is 66,369 Kyat (in millions), or about US $10,071. Total investment ...
D.b.rao
7
Suffering in Silence: The Human Rights Nightmare of the ...
For example, if the villagers would sell each other a basket of rice for 500 Kyat, we will have to buy it from them for 250 Kyat. " - "Taw Lay" (M, 41), Kwih Lay village, T'Nay Hsah township (Interview #6, 9/99) "They taxed us three times this year ...
Claudio O. Delang, 2001
8
Regional Outlook: Southeast Asia 2010-2011
There exist two exchange rates: official exchange rate for kyat to US dollar ( average; official rate) and free market exchange rate of kyat to US dollar (average ; free-market rate). Currently, the official exchange rate has risen from 5.75 kyat in  ...
Michael J Montesano, Lee Poh Onn, 2010
9
2012 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000
Obv: Chinze flanked by stars Rev: Value Edge: Reeded KM# A51 300 KYAT Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1999 — — — — 3.00 3.50 1.2441 g., 0.9990 Gold 0.0400 oz. AGW Subject: Year of the Tiger Obv: Lotus flower Rev: Tiger Date ...
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2011
10
My Headmaster
Again the eyes of my headmaster appeared before me and I began to sing: Kyat kyat kyat oo Bagonzon kyat oo Yalinat oo Bagon zon kyat oo Kyat kyat kyat oo Bagon zon kyat oo As I sang this song, it reminded me of the timekeeper and his  ...
Adamu Kyuka Usman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KYAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kyat is used in the context of the following news items.
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KFC shows how to change Myanmar's eating habits, AsiaOne Asia …
The Yangon KFC offers a standard set -- two pieces of fried chicken, french fries and a drink -- for 3,500 kyat ($3). It also does a little fusion, ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
2
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
One demonstrator said that even a daily wage of 4,000 kyat barely covers living expenses. A protesting skilled worker said she worked from 8 ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
3
Myanmar's workers, employers clash over minimum wage- Nikkei …
... following a June 29 announcement by Myanmar's National Minimum Wage Committee proposing a daily wage floor of 3,600 kyat ($3.16) for ... «Nikkei Asian Review, Jul 15»
4
Labour watchdogs support Myanmar minimum wage
Myanmar factory workers shout slogans during a march against the proposed 3,600 kyat minimum wage, demanding 4,000 kyat, at Hlaing Thar ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
5
Myanmar central bank moves to stabilize exchange rate
Myanmar introduced a managed float of the kyat in 2012 to try to end the ... The official exchange rate has slid from 1,200 kyat to the dollar on ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
6
Hluttaw committee urges combined forex rates
“It is necessary to use great care because strictly controlling the value of the Myanmar kyat can bring about bad results rather than good results ... «Myanmar Times, Jul 15»
7
Myanmar Rice Exports May Decline in 2015 Despite Weakening …
Myanmar kyat has depreciated about 18% from around 1,025 per USD in the beginning of this year to around 1,210 per USD, according to the ... «Oryza, Jul 15»
8
Petrol retailers face twin fears
“Our profit margins are getting smaller due to the value of the kyat. We are losing,” said U Win Myint, secretary of industry body Myanmar ... «Myanmar Times, Jul 15»
9
Dispatches: Stifling Student Dissent in Burma
On July 8, five members of the Tavoy (Dawei) University Student Union were sentenced to one-month imprisonment or a Kyat 30,000 (US$33) ... «Human Rights Watch, Jul 15»
10
Central Bank's kyat rate jumps
The official Central Bank of Myanmar currency reference rate jumped to the meet the market rate yesterday for the first time in months, ... «Myanmar Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kyat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kyat>. May 2024 ».
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