Hti

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. The umbrella is an auspicious symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism.

For other uses, see HTI (disambiguation).
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