အိတ်

Burmese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔip?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔeɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: it • ALA-LC: ʼitʻ • BGN/PCGN: eik • Okell: eiʔ

Noun

အိတ် • (it) (classifier လုံး)

1. bag (flexible container)
2. pocket (bag stitched to an item of clothing)

Derived terms

• ကပ်ပယ်အိတ် (kappaiit)
• ကျောပိုးအိတ် (kyau:pui:it)
• ခြေအိတ် (hkreit)
• စာအိတ် (cait)
• ပိုက်ဆံအိတ် (puikhcam-it)
• ရေခဲအိတ် (rehkai:it)
• လက်အိတ် (lak-it)
• သည်းခြေအိတ် (sany:hkreit)

 

References

• “အိတ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 133.
• “အိတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.