အိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔip?”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔeɪʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: it • ALA-LC: ʼitʻ • BGN/PCGN: eik • Okell: eiʔ

Noun

အိတ် • (it) (classifier လုံး)

bag (flexible container)
pocket (bag stitched to an item of clothing)

Derived terms

ကပ်ပယ်အိတ် (kappaiit)
ကျောပိုးအိတ် (kyau:pui:it)
ခြေအိတ် (hkreit)
စာအိတ် (cait)
ပိုက်ဆံအိတ် (puikhcam-it)
ရေခဲအိတ် (rehkai:it)
လက်အိတ် (lak-it)
သည်းခြေအိတ် (sany:hkreit)

References

“အိတ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 133.
“အိတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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