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ပွတ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwa(n/t) (to rub off, grind; flour). Compare Nasu [script needed] (phu⁵⁵, to grind), as well as perhaps Old Chinese (OC *pɯnʔ, “powder”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pwat • ALA-LC: pvatʻ • BGN/PCGN: put • Okell: puʔ

Verb

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ပွတ် (pwat)

  1. to rub, smear (move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
  2. to make things smooth
  3. to turn on a lathe machine
  4. to brush, scour

Noun

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ပွတ် (pwat)

  1. lathe
  2. fire drill (device for kindling a fire)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Phake

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *pwɤtᴰ (lung), from Old Chinese (OC *pʰobs, “lung”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p-wap (lung).

Noun

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ပ︀ွတ︀် (poat)

  1. lung