ကျပ်
See also: ကျုပ်
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕaʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: kyap • ALA-LC: kyapʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyat • Okell: caʔ
- Homophones: ကျတ် (kyat), ကြတ် (krat), ကြပ် (krap)
Noun
ကျပ် • (kyap)
- kyat (official currency of Burma)
- tical[1]
Usage notes
(tical):
- အကျပ် before cardinal number.
- အကျပ်နှစ်ဆယ် ― a.kyaphnachcai ― /ʔət͡ɕaʔ nəsʰɛ̀/ 20 ticals[1]
- အကျပ်သုံးဆယ် ― a.kyapsum:hcai ― /ʔət͡ɕaʔ t̪óʷnzɛ̀/ 30 ticals[1]
Related terms
See Appendix:Burmese units of measure.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gyap (cf. Chinese 狹 (“narrow”)).[2]
Verb
ကျပ် • (kyap)
- (to be) tight (pushed or pulled together)[1]
- Antonym: ချောင် (hkyaung)
Noun
ကျပ် • (kyap)
- a kind of basket carried by mendicants, ascetics and nuns[1]
Derived terms
(Nouns)
- ကျပ်မြင်းမိုရ် (kyapmrang:muir)
See also
- သပိတ် (sa.pit)
Noun
ကျပ် • (kyap)
- scrofula, king's evil[1]
Noun
ကျပ် • (kyap)
- perforated leather used in weaving strips of cloth[1]
- တညင်းကျပ် ― ta.nyang:kyap ― the end of a spool or reel[1]
Derived terms
(Nouns)
- ကျပ်ကြိုးပြား (kyapkrui:pra:)
Verb
ကျပ် • (kyap)
- to put into and twirl or twist (as a feather or stick in the ear)[1]
Verb
ကျပ် • (kyap)
- (not used assertively) intermediate[1]
- တိုင်းကျပ် (tuing:kyap, “small country between two large ones”)
- ရက်ကျပ် (rakkyap, “tight schedule”)
Noun
ကျပ် • (kyap)
- used in the following compositions[1]
- ကျပ်ခိုး (kyaphkui:, “soot”)
- ကျပ်ခိုးစင် (kyaphkui:cang, “platform over a cooking place”)
- ကျပ်ချွတ် (kyaphkywat, “(something) brand-new”)
- ကျပ်တင် (kyaptang), ကျပ်တိုက် (kyaptuik, “to smoke (food)”)
Verb
ကျပ် • (kyap)
- (not used singly) to make tight by binding[1]
Derived terms
(Verbs)
- ကျပ်စည်း (kyapcany:)
- ကျပ်တည်း (kyaptany:)
References
- Judson, A.; Stevenson, Robert C.; Eveleth, F. H. (1921), “ကျပ်, 1; ကျပ်, 2; ကျပ်, 3; ကျပ်, 4; ကျပ်, 5; ကျပ်, 6; ကျပ်, 7; ကျပ်, 9; ကျပ်, 10; တညင်းကျပ်”, in The Judson Burmese-English Dictionary, Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press, pages 210–1, 457
- Matisoff, James A. (2003) Handbook of Proto-Tibeto-Burman: System and Philosophy of Sino-Tibetan Reconstruction, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 338, 342