Where does “မြက်ခုတ်ဓား” come from?
မြက်ခုတ်ဓား (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဓား, from English dah — The spoken representation of a dash in radio and...
မြက်ခုတ်ဓား (Burmese): scythe
Definitions
- scythe
Ancestry of “မြက်ခုတ်ဓား”, step by step
မြက်ခုတ်ဓား traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဓား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဓား | knife; sword |
| 2 | English | dah | The spoken representation of a dash in radio and... |
via Burmese မြက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မြက် | grass (including common grass, paddy, corn, etc.) |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | (m/b)rak | to cut; to tear; to maul; to lacerate; to cut,... |
via Burmese ခုတ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခုတ် | to hack, chop, strike, cut |