လွတ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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 脫 (OC *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd, “to peel off, take off clothes, escape”); see the Chinese for more discussion (STEDT).

Verb

လွတ် • (lwat)

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

လွတ် • (lwat)

1. free of, free-from
2. vacant, blank, empty

Derived terms

• လွတ်လပ် (lwatlap, “to be independent, free from”)
• သက်သတ်လွတ် (saksatlwat, “vegetarian”)

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

လွတ် • (lwat)

1. middle; medium

Further reading

• “လွတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.