ရေငတ်

Burmese

Etymology

ရေ (re, “water”) +‎ ငတ် (ngat, “to starve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jèŋaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: re-ngat • ALA-LC: reṅatʻ • BGN/PCGN: ye-ngat • Okell: yeingaʔ

Verb

ရေငတ် • (re-ngat)

1. to be thirsty
2. to be short of water (as in the case of plants)

Further reading

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