ညွတ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ñwat "bent down, stoop"). Luce gives Old Chinese 頓 (OC *tuːns, “to strike downwards”) as a cognate,[1] though this is phonetically unconvincing.”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɲʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nywat • ALA-LC: ñvatʻ • BGN/PCGN: nyut • Okell: nyuʔ

Verb

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ညွတ် • (nywat)

Burmese verb set
Base ညွတ် (nywat)
Causativeညွှတ် (hnywat)
  1. to droop
  2. to fall for (someone)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AT Finals (18. to Bow down)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 48

Further reading

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