Hti

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Hti (Burmese: ထီး; MLCTS: hti:, IPA: [tʰí]; Mon: ဍိုၚ် [daŋ]; Shan: ထီး [tʰi˦]), a Burmese language word meaning umbrella, is the name of the finial ornament that tops almost all Burmese pagodas.[1] The umbrella is an auspicious symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism.

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Depiction of hti craftsmen, 1897.