သံချပ်
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Burmese
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: သန်'ဂျတ်
- IPA(key): /θəd͡ʑaʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: samhkyap • ALA-LC: saṃkhyapʻ • BGN/PCGN: thăgyat • Okell: thăjaʔ
Etymology 1
သံ (sam, “iron”) + ချပ် (hkyap, “flat piece”).
Noun
သံချပ် • (samhkyap)
Derived terms
- သံချပ်ကာကား (samhkyapkaka:)
- သံချပ်အင်္ကျီ (samhkyap-angkyi)
Etymology 2
သံ (sam, “voice”) + ချပ် (hkyap, “flat piece; to tuck between”).
Noun
သံချပ် • (samhkyap)
- a traditional folk verse antiphonal chant performance (usually amusing or satirical) sung to the accompaniment of drums on festive occasions
Derived terms
- သံချပ်တိုင် (samhkyaptuing)
- သံချပ်ထိုး (samhkyaphtui:)
Further reading
- “သံချပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.