ပိတ်

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See also: ပိက်

Aiton

Numeral

ပ︀ိတ︀် (pit)

  1. eight.

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pit • ALA-LC: pitʻ • BGN/PCGN: peik • Okell: peiʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pi-t (“to close”). Cognate with Old Chinese 閉 (OC *piːds, *piːd, “idem”) (STEDT).

Verb

ပိတ် • (pit)

  1. to close, to shut
  2. to cover, block, obstruct, deny
  3. to shut down
  4. to become clogged or blocked
  5. to turn off
Descendants
  • → Jingpho: pyik

Adverb

ပိတ် • (pit)

  1. in a conclusive, preemptive manner

Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (pit "cotton cloth") and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Noun

ပိတ် • (pit)

  1. cloth (woven fabric)
  2. (specifically) cotton cloth
    ပိတ် နှစ်တောင် ― pit hnactaung ― two cubits of (cotton) cloth
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ပိတ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 633.
  • “ပိတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Phake

Numeral

ပ︀ိတ︀် (pit)

  1. eight.
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