English word origin

Etymology of nat

Borrowing from Burmese နတ် (nat).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowing from Burmese နတ် (nat).

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Borrowed-form mentionနတ်my

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Source etymology 2

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adv

Not.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Reduced form of naught.

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Source etymology 3

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noun

A logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation of natural logarithm.

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Source etymology 5

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adj

Clipping of natural (“pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of natural.

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