peat
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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English pete, from Early Scots pete (recorded in Latin text as peta), of uncertain origin; perhaps from a Celtic language such as an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source, in turn possibly from Proto-Brythonic *peθ (“portion, segment, piece”).
Pronunciation
Noun
peat (countable and uncountable, plural peats)
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Etymology 2
Compare pet (“a favourite”).
Noun
peat (plural peats)
- (obsolete) A pet, a darling; a woman.
- c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , line 78:
- And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat!
References
- Kuhn, Sherman (1982): Middle English Dictionary, Part 3, p. 880
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Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pit1
- Yale: pīt
- Cantonese Pinyin: pit7
- Guangdong Romanization: pid1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰiːt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
peat
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) to repeat a year