အဆုတ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ဆုတ်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəsʰoʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hcut • ALA-LC: ʼachutʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhsok • Okell: ăhsouʔ

Etymology 1

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ဆုတ် (hcut), the latter element inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-tsut (“lung”). Compare Lahu ɔ̀-chɨ̂.

Noun

အဆုတ် • (a.hcut)

  1. (anatomy) lungs
Derived terms

Etymology 2

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ဆုတ် (hcut, “to retreat”).

Noun

အဆုတ် • (a.hcut)

  1. retreat, withdrawal, backward movement, decline
Derived terms
  • အတိုးအဆုတ် (a.tui:a.hcut)

Further reading

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