ရေငတ်

Burmese

Etymology

ရေ (re, water) +‎ ငတ် (ngat, to starve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jèŋaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: re-ngat • ALA-LC: reṅatʻ • BGN/PCGN: ye-ngat • Okell: yeingaʔ

Verb

ရေငတ် • (re-ngat)

  1. to be thirsty
  2. to be short of water (as in the case of plants)

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