ချိပ်
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔ-gripᴸ (“bug; ant; insect (lac); cochineal”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-kryap (“bug; ant; insect (lac); cochineal”). Cognate to Proto-Loloish *C-gripᴸ (“lac; pine”), Jingpho krep (“bedbug”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰeɪʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkyip • ALA-LC: khyipʻ • BGN/PCGN: cheik • Okell: hceiʔ
Noun[edit]
ချိပ် • (hkyip)
References[edit]
- “ချိပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.