မြတ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tibetan རྨད་པ་ (rmad pa, excellent, wonderful) (Hill (2019), p. 259). Luce additionally compares Old Chinese (OC *raːds, “to gain, profit, rely on”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mjaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mrat • ALA-LC: mratʻ • BGN/PCGN: myat • Okell: myaʔ

Verb

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မြတ် (mrat)

  1. to gain profit

Adjective

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မြတ် (mrat)

  1. noble

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AT Finals (7. More than; Gain)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 47

Further reading

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