ကုတ်

• IPA^(key): /koʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kut • ALA-LC: kutʻ • BGN/PCGN: kok • Okell: kouʔ

The "scratch" sense is, according to STEDT, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *k(i/u)t (“to scrape, rule (line), scratch, itch, cut, carve”), and related to Jingpho [script needed] (khut, “to scrape, rub”), as well as ခုတ် (hkut, “to hack, chop”). Luce implicitly also adduces this root (via ခုတ် (hkut)) to be related to Old Chinese 骨 (OC *kuːd, “bone”), which appears phonetically and semantically reasonable. Note also similarities to Mon ဂဝါတ် (“to scratch”).

The "lever" and "strive" senses are grouped with the "scratch" sense by MED, which appears possible, though not particularly trivial semantically.

ကုတ် • (kut)

1. to scratch, claw (rub a surface with a sharp object)
2. to lever
3. to strive, endeavor

ကုတ် • (kut)

1. a lever

Borrowed from English coat.

ကုတ် • (kut)

1. coat

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

Compare Burmese ခုတ် (hkut).

ကုတ် (kut)

1. to cut off; to amputate.

   ကုတ်ထပိုတ်ဆုဒကုတ်ကဵုဂတေက်။

   kutthapiutchudakutkeugatek.

   They were cutting of lengths of wood with a saw.