ငတ်မွတ်သည်
飢える(うえる)、飢餓(きが)、飢饉(ききん)
to starve, famine, famine
On-reading (キ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (う(える)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.