အချိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ ချိတ် (hkyit, “hook”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ချိတ်
  • IPA(key): /ʔət͡ɕʰeɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkyit • ALA-LC: ʼakhyitʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăcheik • Okell: ăhceiʔ

Noun

အချိတ် • (a.hkyit)

  1. (clothing) wavy curlicued pattern used in Burmese textiles
  2. insinuation, innuendo

Derived terms

  • အချိတ်ဆင် (a.hkyithcang)
  • အချိတ်အဆက် (a.hkyit-a.hcak)

Further reading

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