ထုပ်

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Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *tup ~ tip ~ tum (“to wrap up and tie”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tip ~ *tu(p/m) (“to wrap up”). Cognates include Mizo tuam (“to wrap”), Old Chinese 蠶 (OC *zluːm, “silkworm”) (STEDT).

Whether the "crossbeam" meaning is related is uncertain; MED appears to consider it related, while STEDT does not (htup "beam").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰoʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htup • ALA-LC: thupʻ • BGN/PCGN: htok • Okell: htouʔ

Verb

ထုပ် • (htup)

  1. to pack, bundle, wrap (with paper, leaves, etc.)
  2. (of cabbage, etc.) to develop a head of leaves

Derived terms

Classifier

ထုပ် • (htup)

  1. numerical classifier for packages and bundles

Noun

ထုပ် • (htup)

  1. bundle, packet, parcel, package
  2. crossbeam; tie beam (of a house)

Further reading

Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ထုပ် (htup).

Pronunciation

Verb

ထုပ် (thup)

  1. to wrap up, envelop

References

  • Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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