Etymology

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ယဲ (yay, illness; disease) +‎ မတ် (mat, eye).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ယဲမတ် (yay mat)

  1. eye diseases[2]
    1. (Kaw Kyaik) ophthalmia;[1] pinkeye.
      Synonyms: (Kaw Kyaik) ယဲမတ်ကနအ် (yay mat kanaʼ), (Lopburi[3]) မတ်ယဲ (mat yay)
    2. (Kaw Kyaik) cataract;[1] clouding eye.
      Synonym: (Lopburi[3]) ကဏအ် (kaṇaʼ)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) “မတ်; ယဲ”, in Mon - Japanese Dictionary[2] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, pages 663, 667, 752, 753
  3. 3.0 3.1 จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) “ต้อ; ตาแดง”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple], pages 78, 82