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လွတ်

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lwat • ALA-LC: lvatʻ • BGN/PCGN: lut • Okell: luʔ

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *k-lwat (to set free), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-lwat (to free, release, slip, dislocate). Cognates include Tibetan ལྷུང་ (lhung, to loosen, relax), Old Chinese (OC *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd, “to peel off, take off clothes, escape”); see the Chinese for more discussion (STEDT).

Verb

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လွတ် (lwat)

Burmese verb set
Base လွတ် (lwat)
Causativeလွှတ် (hlwat)
  1. to be free from
  2. to be exempt, be free from restrictions
  3. to escape
  4. to miss
  5. to be set free
  6. to be out of control
  7. to clear, be clear of

Adjective

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လွတ် (lwat)

  1. free of, free-from
  2. vacant, blank, empty
Derived terms
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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: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or MED. Is this a legitimate word, or a typo or colloquialism derived somehow from အလယ် (a.lai, middle)?”

Adjective

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လွတ် (lwat)

  1. middle; medium

Further reading

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