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ဆုတ်

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʰoʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcut • ALA-LC: chutʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsok • Okell: hsouʔ

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (chut "retreat"). Luce's comparisons with Old Chinese (OC *kʰʷed, *kʰʷeːd, “defective”) and Tibetan རྒུད (rgud, to decay, decline) appear phonetically unconvincing.[1]

Verb

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ဆုတ် (hcut)

  1. to withdraw, retreat
  2. to recede, ebb
  3. to wane
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Causative form of စုတ် (cut, to be torn).

Verb

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ဆုတ် (hcut)

Burmese verb set
Base စုတ် (cut)
Causativeဆုတ် (hcut)
  1. to tear, rend, rip
  2. to skin a dead animal
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-UT Finals (6. to Recede, Wane)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 50

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