Burmese

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Etymology

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From Pali marica (black pepper) or Sanskrit मरिच (marica, pepper shrub).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: င'ရုတ်
  • IPA(key): /ŋəjoʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: nga.rut • ALA-LC: ṅarutʻ • BGN/PCGN: ngăyok • Okell: ngăyouʔ

Noun

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ငရုတ် (nga.rut)

  1. chili (spicy fresh or dried fruit of capsicum); red or cayenne pepper

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Jenny, Mathias (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges

Further reading

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