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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nap (“snot”). Cognate with နှာ (hna, “nose; errhine, snuff”) and with Tibetan སྣབས (snabs, “snot”).
Noun
နှပ် • (hnap)
- snot, nasal mucus (mucous discharge from the nose)
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Etymology 2
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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 (hnap "bring to a proper consistency, as boiled rice, by pouring off the water and placing by the fire"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”
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Verb
နှပ် • (hnap)
- to bring to a proper consistency, tenderize, cook until tender
- to take a few more winks after waking from sleep, take a short nap
- (figuratively) to swindle
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