ဖတ်

• ဘတ် (bhat) (obsolete)

• IPA^(key): /pʰaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hpat • ALA-LC: phatʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpat • Okell: hpaʔ

According to Benedict 1976 (Rhyming dictionary of Written Burmese), an Indo-Aryan borrowing (STEDT: phat "read audibly ( < Indic)"); compare Sanskrit पठ् (paṭh, “to read”). An older theory by Luce compares the word to Old Chinese 釆 (“to distinguish, discriminate”).^[1]

The "dress cotton" sense is grouped with the "read" sense by MED, though it is unclear if it should be grouped.

ဖတ် • (hpat)

1. to read

   Synonym: စာဖတ် (cahpat)

2. to interpret the meaning of signs and omens
3. to dress cotton for weaving

• → Jingpho: hpat
• → Shan: ၽတ်း (phát)

ဖတ် • (hpat)

1. solid
2. residue left after pressing out oil or juice, etc.

• “ဘတ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 720.
• “ဖတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.