ပိတ်

ပ︀ိတ︀် (pit)

1. eight.

• IPA^(key): /peɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pit • ALA-LC: pitʻ • BGN/PCGN: peik • Okell: peiʔ

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pi-t (“to close”). Cognate with Old Chinese 閉 (OC *piːds, *piːd, “idem”) (STEDT).

ပိတ် • (pit)

1. to close, to shut
2. to cover, block, obstruct, deny
3. to shut down
4. to become clogged or blocked
5. to turn off

• → Jingpho: pyik

ပိတ် • (pit)

1. in a conclusive, preemptive manner

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (pit "cotton cloth") and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

ပိတ် • (pit)

1. cloth (woven fabric)
2. (specifically) cotton cloth

   ပိတ် နှစ်တောင် ― pit hnactaung ― two cubits of (cotton) cloth

• “ပိတ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 633.
• “ပိတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

ပ︀ိတ︀် (pit)

1. eight.