မှိတ်

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-miːt (“to extinguish, shut abruptly, wink, blink, die”). Compare Mizo [Term?] (mìt-I, “be extinguished”), Old Chinese 滅 (OC *med, “to extinguish”), as well as, perhaps more directly, the archaic term 𥄎 (“to wink, signal with eyes”) (STEDT).

• IPA^(key): /m̥eɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hmit • ALA-LC: mhitʻ • BGN/PCGN: hmeik • Okell: hmeiʔ

မှိတ် • (hmit)

1. (of the eyes) to close
2. (of light) to put out, switch off
3. (same as ဇွတ်မှိတ် (jwathmit)) to persist in spite of knowing that one is in error

မှိတ် • (hmit)

1. (same as ကြိတ်မှိတ် (krithmit)) without complaint

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