အချိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ ချိတ် (hkyit, “hook”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ချိတ်
• IPA^(key): /ʔət͡ɕʰeɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkyit • ALA-LC: ʼakhyitʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăcheik • Okell: ăhceiʔ

Noun

အချိတ် • (a.hkyit)

1. (clothing) wavy pattern used in Burmese textiles

References

• “အချိတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.