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Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/l-t(y)ap (“to fold, repeat, layer, pile up”). Cognate with Old Chinese 疊 (OC *l'ɯːb, “to fold, double, accumulate”) (STEDT thap "place one on another, add to; repeat, do again").
The "again" sense is an adverbialization of the "stack" sense, and the "classifier" sense a semantic extension of the "stack" sense.
Pronunciation
Verb
ထပ် • (htap)
- to stack; to pile; to place one upon another
- to repeat (ideas, words, etc.)
Adverb
ထပ် • (htap)
- again; once more; anew
Classifier
ထပ် • (htap)
- numerical classifier used in counting layers: strata, storeys of buildings, etc.
Derived terms
Further reading
Mon
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ထပ် (htap).
Pronunciation
Verb
ထပ် (thap)
- to superimpose, add
References
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.