ပွတ်

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *pwa(n/t) (“to rub off, grind; flour”). Compare Nasu [script needed] (phu⁵⁵, “to grind”), as well as perhaps Old Chinese 粉 (OC *pɯnʔ, “powder”) (STEDT).

• IPA^(key): /pʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pwat • ALA-LC: pvatʻ • BGN/PCGN: put • Okell: puʔ

ပွတ် • (pwat)

1. to rub, smear (move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
2. to make things smooth
3. to turn on a lathe machine
4. to brush, scour

ပွတ် • (pwat)

1. lathe
2. fire drill (device for kindling a fire)

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

From Proto-Tai *pwɤtᴰ (“lung”), from Old Chinese 肺 (OC *pʰobs, “lung”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p-wap (“lung”).

ပ︀ွတ︀် (poat)

1. lung