Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /seɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cit • ALA-LC: citʻ • BGN/PCGN: seik • Okell: seiʔ

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Pali citta, from Sanskrit चित्त (citta). Cognate with Mon စိုတ်.

Noun

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စိတ် (cit)

  1. mind (ability for rational thought)
  2. heart
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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စိတ် (cit)

  1. to slice
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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စိတ် (cit)

  1. a traditional Burmese unit of volume equivalent to 2¼ imperial gallons or approximately 10.2287 liters
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See Appendix:Burmese units of measure.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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စိတ် (cit)

  1. root of စိန္တေတိ (cinteti), Burmese script form of cinteti