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Burmese
Etymology
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (hnyap-rûi "collarbone / clavicle"). Luce gives Old Chinese 攝 (OC *neːb, *ʔnjeb, “to grasp, take in”) as a cognate.[1]”
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Pronunciation
Verb
ညှပ် • (hnyap)
Burmese verb set
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ညပ် (nyap)
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- to clamp, put something between two things, interlard, sandwich
- to cut (divide with a sharp instrument), to cut with scissors
- to hold something under one's arm or between the fingers, tuck in something at one's waist
- any pincer-like device such as tongs, forceps, tweezers, etc.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AP Finals (15. to Nip, Pinch, Squeeze)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 36
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