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Burmese
Etymology
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Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (hmat "hit a mark; true, certain"). Luce gives Tibetan མཚན (mtshan, “mark; virtue”) as a cognate.[1]”
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Pronunciation
Verb
မှတ် • (hmat)
- to mark, to note
- to keep in mind, remember
- to think, to consider, to regard
- (of a king) to ordain, decree
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AT Finals (8. to Note; Mark)”, 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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