ဂိတ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: git • ALA-LC: gitʻ • BGN/PCGN: geik • Okell: geiʔ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gate.

Noun

ဂိတ် • (git)

1. gate, entrance, bus stop, bus terminal, bus terminus, taxi rank, trishaw stand

Derived terms

• ကားဂိတ် (ka:git)
• ဂိတ် (git)
• ဂိတ်ကြေး (gitkre:)
• ဂိတ်စ (gitca.)
• ဂိတ်ဆုံး (githcum:)
• ဂိတ်ထိုး (githtui:)
• ဘတ်စကားဂိတ် (bhatca.ka:git)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gauge.

Noun

ဂိတ် • (git)

1. gauge (measuring device)

Further reading

• “ဂိတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.