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ရင်ဘတ်

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Burmese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ရင် (rang, chest) + an element ဘတ် (bhat), which does not invoke the sense of "baht" (contrary to MED), and instead is from a Proto-Lolo-Burmese *pat (chest); compare Lahu [Term?] (cuˉ pehˆ, breast) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jɪ̀ɴbaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: rangbhat • ALA-LC: raṅʻbhatʻ • BGN/PCGN: yinbat • Okell: yiñbaʔ

Noun

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ရင်ဘတ် (rangbhat)

  1. breast, chest
    Synonym: ရင် (rang)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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