ကားဂိတ်
Burmese
Etymology
ကား (ka:, “car”) + ဂိတ် (git, “stop, terminus”). The first element is borrowed from English car; the second from gate in a sense that developed within Burmese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /káɡeɪʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ka:git • ALA-LC: kā″git‘ • BGN/PCGN: ka:geik • Okell: kàgeiʔ
Further reading
- “ကားဂိတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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