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ငတ်

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See also: ငတ်ꩻ

Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mwat ~ *ŋ(w)at (hungry; thirsty). Cognate with မွတ် (mwat, hungry), Old Chinese (OC *ŋaːls, “hungry”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ŋaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ngat • ALA-LC: ṅatʻ • BGN/PCGN: ngat • Okell: ngaʔ
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Verb

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ငတ် (ngat)

  1. to starve, be famished, be hungry or thirsty
  2. to crave for, hunger for (a film, play, etc.)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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