မြတ်

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Burmese

Etymology

Cognate with Tibetan རྨད་པ་ (rmad pa, “excellent, wonderful”) (Hill (2019), p. 259). Luce additionally compares Old Chinese 賴 (OC *raːds, “to gain, profit, rely on”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mrat • ALA-LC: mratʻ • BGN/PCGN: myat • Okell: myaʔ

Verb

မြတ် • (mrat)

  1. to gain profit

Adjective

မြတ် • (mrat)

  1. noble

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AT Finals (7. More than; Gain)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 47

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