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)

  1. lac

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