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Burmese
Etymology
From လက် (lak, “hand”) + ထပ် (htap, “to stack”), i.e. “to join palms together”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛʔtʰaʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lakhtap • ALA-LC: lakʻthapʻ • BGN/PCGN: lethtat • Okell: leʔhtaʔ
Verb
လက်ထပ် • (lakhtap)
- to wed; to marry[1]
- Synonyms: ထိမ်းမြား (htim:mra:), အိမ်ထောင် (imhtaung), အိမ်ရာထောင် (im-rahtaung)
Descendants
References
- ^ “လက်ထပ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 886.