ဆုံးဖြတ်

ဆုံးဖြတ်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆုံး (hcum:, “to come to an end”) +‎ ဖြတ် (hprat, “to sever”)[1]

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respellings: ဆုံးဖြတ်, ဆုံးဗြတ်
• IPA^(key): /sʰóʊɴpʰjaʔ/, /sʰóʊɴbjaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hcum:hprat • ALA-LC: chuṃʺphratʻ • BGN/PCGN: hson:hpyat/hson:byat • Okell: hsoùñhpyaʔ/hsoùñhpyaʔ

Usage notes

Occurrence of voicing is quite infrequent.[1]

Verb

ဆုံးဖြတ် • (hcum:hprat)

1. to decide[1]
2. to bring to a conclusion[2]
3. to settle (as a doubtful question or a case in law)[2]

   Synonym: စီရင်ချက်ချ (ciranghkyakhkya.)

   ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက် ― hcum:hprathkyak ― judicial decision made by an official[2]

   ဆုံးဖြတ်ခြင်း ― hcum:hprathkrang: ― verdict

See also

• (to decide): စိတ်ချ (cithkya.)

References

1. Jenny, Mathias; San San Hnin Tun (2016) Burmese: A Comprehensive Grammar‎, London and New York: Routledge, pages 26–7
2. “ဆုံးဖြတ်; ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 411.