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လွှတ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Causative of လွတ် (lwat).

The "extremely" and "highest court of appeal" senses are grouped with the "set free" sense by MED, which appears semantically feasible.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /l̥ʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hlwat • ALA-LC: lvhatʻ • BGN/PCGN: hlut • Okell: hluʔ

Verb

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လွှတ် (hlwat)

Burmese verb set
Base လွတ် (lwat)
Causativeလွှတ် (hlwat)
  1. to relinquish ownership of edifices, scriptures, etc. for religious use only
  2. to set free, release, set at liberty
  3. to let out, let off
  4. to send
  5. to keep something free

Adverb

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လွှတ် (hlwat)

  1. (colloquial) excessively, extremely, too

Noun

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လွှတ် (hlwat)

  1. highest court of appeal

Derived terms

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Further reading

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