ကပ်

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Burmese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pali kappa. Doublet of ကမ္ဘာ (kambha).

Pronunciation

Noun

ကပ် • (kap)

  1. (Buddhism) kalpa
  2. epoch
  3. (time of) catastrophe, calamity, disaster
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *(g/k)(w)ap (“join, adhere”). Compare Old Chinese 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb, “to join”) and 盍 (OC *ɡaːb, “to unite”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

Verb

ကပ် • (kap)

  1. to come close, be near, approach
  2. to stick
  3. (Buddhism, honorific) to offer (reverently)
  4. to approach (someone) for favors
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Shan: ၵၢပ်ႈ (kāap)

Further reading

Mon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔp/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ကပ် (kap)

  1. mat of woven split bamboo

Noun

ကပ် (kap)

  1. natural disasters an era calamity time of catastrophe.

References

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