ကျပ်

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See also: ကျုပ်

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

ကျပ် • (kyap)

  1. kyat (official currency of Burma)
  2. tical
Usage notes

(tical):

  • အကျပ် before cardinal number.
    အကျပ်နှစ်ဆယ် ― a.kyaphnachcai ― /ʔət͡ɕaʔ nəsʰɛ̀/ 20 ticals
    အကျပ်သုံးဆယ် ― a.kyapsum:hcai ― /ʔət͡ɕaʔ t̪óʷnzɛ̀/ 30 ticals

See Appendix:Burmese units of measure.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gyap (cf. Old Chinese 狹 (OC *ɡreːb, “narrow”)).

Verb

ကျပ် • (kyap)

  1. (to be) tight (pushed or pulled together)
    Antonym: ချောင် (hkyaung)

Etymology 3

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Noun

ကျပ် • (kyap)

  1. a kind of basket carried by mendicants, ascetics and nuns
Derived terms

(Nouns)

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Etymology 4

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Noun

ကျပ် • (kyap)

  1. scrofula, king's evil

Etymology 5

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Noun

ကျပ် • (kyap)

  1. perforated leather used in weaving strips of cloth
    တညင်းကျပ် ― ta.nyang:kyap ― the end of a spool or reel
Derived terms

(Nouns)

Etymology 6

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Verb

ကျပ် • (kyap)

  1. to put into and twirl or twist (as a feather or stick in the ear)

Etymology 7

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Verb

ကျပ် • (kyap)

  1. (not used assertively) intermediate
    တိုင်းကျပ် (tuing:kyap, “small country between two large ones”)
    ရက်ကျပ် (rakkyap, “tight schedule”)

Etymology 8

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Noun

ကျပ် • (kyap)

  1. used in the following compositions
    ကျပ်ခိုး (kyaphkui:, “soot”)
    ကျပ်ခိုးစင် (kyaphkui:cang, “platform over a cooking place”)
    ကျပ်ချွတ် (kyaphkywat, “(something) brand-new”)
    ကျပ်တင် (kyaptang), ကျပ်တိုက် (kyaptuik, “to smoke (food)”)

Etymology 9

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Verb

ကျပ် • (kyap)

  1. (not used singly) to make tight by binding
Derived terms

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Derived terms

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Judson, A., Stevenson, Robert C., Eveleth, F. H. (1921) “ကျပ်, 1; ကျပ်, 2; ကျပ်, 3; ကျပ်, 4; ကျပ်, 5; ကျပ်, 6; ကျပ်, 7; ကျပ်, 9; ကျပ်, 10; တညင်းကျပ်”, in The Judson Burmese-English Dictionary‎, Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press, pages 210–1, 457
  2. ^ Matisoff, James A. (2003) Handbook of Proto-Tibeto-Burman: System and Philosophy of Sino-Tibetan Reconstruction‎, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 338, 342

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