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မွတ်

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See also: မွှတ်

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mwat • ALA-LC: mvatʻ • BGN/PCGN: mut • Okell: muʔ

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mwat ~ *ŋ(w)at (hungry; thirsty). Cognate with ငတ် (ngat, to starve), Old Chinese (OC *ŋaːls, “hungry”) (STEDT).

Verb

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မွတ် (mwat)

  1. to be famished
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Related to မွှတ် (hmwat, smooth), which STEDT gives no etymology for (hmwat "fine, smooth"); Luce 1981 mentions neither term.”

Adjective

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မွတ် (mwat)

  1. smooth
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Further reading

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