ကတ်သီးကတ်သတ်

Burmese

Etymology

According to MED, from ကတ် (kat, “to make things difficult”) +‎ သီး (si:, “fruit”) +‎ ကတ် (kat, “to make things difficult”) +‎ သတ် (sat, “unclear interpretation, perhaps in the "to kill" sense”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʔθíkaʔθaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: katsi:katsat • ALA-LC: katʻsīʺkatʻsatʻ • BGN/PCGN: katthi:katthat • Okell: kaʔthìkaʔthaʔ

Adverb

ကတ်သီးကတ်သတ် • (katsi:katsat)

  1. in a cramped or restricted manner
  2. with great difficulty
  3. synonym of ကတ်တီးကတ်ဖဲ့ (katti:kathpai., “cussedly, perversely”)

Further reading

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