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Burmese
Etymology
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Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (thip "top, summit"). Luce's comparisons with Old Chinese 嶺 (OC *reŋʔ, “mountain peak”) and Tibetan རྩེ (rtse, “node, peak”) are phonetically unconvincing.[1]”
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Pronunciation
Noun
ထိပ် • (htip)
- crown of head
- summit; top
- tip (of finger or toe)
- edge (of a shore)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-IP Finals (41. Top (of head); Summit (of mt.)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 38
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