လွတ်
Burmese
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /lʊʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lwat • ALA-LC: lvatʻ • BGN/PCGN: lut • Okell: luʔ
Etymology 1
editInherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *k-lwat (“to set free”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-lwat (“to free, release, slip, dislocate”). Cognates include Tibetan ལྷུང་ (lhung, “to loosen, relax”), Old Chinese 脫 (OC *l̥ʰoːd, *l'oːd, “to peel off, take off clothes, escape”); see the Chinese for more discussion (STEDT).
Verb
editလွတ် • (lwat)
- to be free from
- to be exempt, be free from restrictions
- to escape
- to miss
- to be set free
- to be out of control
- to clear, be clear of
Adjective
editလွတ် • (lwat)
Derived terms
edit- လွတ်လပ် (lwatlap, “to be independent, free from”)
- သက်သတ်လွတ် (saksatlwat, “vegetarian”)
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editလွတ် • (lwat)
Further reading
edit- “လွတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.