ညိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/r-nyit (“to sleep, nod”); cognate with Tibetan གཉིད (gnyid, “sleepiness”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲeɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nyit • ALA-LC: ññitʻ • BGN/PCGN: nyeik • Okell: nyeiʔ

Verb

ညိတ် • (nyit)

  1. to nod (one's head)

Derived terms

  • ခေါင်းညိတ် (hkaung:nyit)
  • ညိတ်ညိတ်မွမ်း (nyitnyitmwam:)
  • မွမ်းမွမ်းညိတ် (mwam:mwam:nyit)

Further reading

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