မုတ်ဆိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मूछ (mūch, “mustache”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moʊʔsʰeɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: muthcit • ALA-LC: mutʻchitʻ • BGN/PCGN: mokhseik • Okell: mouʔhseiʔ

Noun

မုတ်ဆိတ် • (muthcit)

1. beard
2. adventitious roots of banyan tree

Derived terms

• ဇော်ဂျီမုတ်ဆိတ် (jaugyimuthcit)
• ညောင်မုတ်ဆိတ် (nyaungmuthcit)
• ဒေါင်းမုတ်ဆိတ် (daung:muthcit)
• မုတ်ဆိတ်ပျားစွဲ (muthcitpya:cwai:)

Further reading

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