သုတ်

See also: သတ်, သူတို့, and သော့တံ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θoʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sut • ALA-LC: sutʻ • BGN/PCGN: thok • Okell: thouʔ

Etymology 1

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Classifier

သုတ် • (sut)

1. numerical classifier for counting movements in groups or operations in shifts

Verb

သုတ် • (sut)

1. to wipe (rub to remove a surface substance)
2. to spread; to paint
3. to be waft
4. to dash
5. to jerk; to snatch; to swoop

Etymology 2

From Pali sutta.

Noun

သုတ် • (sut)

1. (Buddhism) sutta
2. (Buddhism) discourse delivered by the Buddha
3. aphorism

Derived terms

• ကာလာမသုတ် (kalama.sut)
• မင်္ဂလသုတ် (mangga.la.sut)
• မဟာသမယသုတ် (ma.hasa.ma.ya.sut)

 

Descendants

• → Shan: သုၵ်ႈ (sūk)

References

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