အသုတ်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ သုတ် (sut, “to wipe; numerical classifier for movements in groups”).

Despite MED separating the "batch" and "repetition" senses, they appear to be etymologically identical.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'သုတ်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəθoʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.sut • ALA-LC: ʼasutʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăthok • Okell: ăthouʔ

Noun

အသုတ် • (a.sut)

  1. group, batch
  2. number of times, repetition

Further reading

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