ကျပ်

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kyap • ALA-LC: kyapʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyat • Okell: caʔ
• Homophones: ကျတ် (kyat), ကြတ် (krat), ကြပ် (krap)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. kyat (official currency of Burma)
2. tical^[1]

(tical):

• အကျပ် before cardinal number.

  အကျပ်နှစ်ဆယ် ― a.kyaphnachcai ― /ʔət͡ɕaʔ nəsʰɛ̀/ 20 ticals^[1]

  အကျပ်သုံးဆယ် ― a.kyapsum:hcai ― /ʔət͡ɕaʔ t̪óʷnzɛ̀/ 30 ticals^[1]

See Appendix:Burmese units of measure.

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gyap (cf. Old Chinese 狹 (OC *ɡreːb, “narrow”)).^[2]

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. (to be) tight (pushed or pulled together)^[1]

   Antonym: ချောင် (hkyaung)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. a kind of basket carried by mendicants, ascetics and nuns^[1]

(Nouns)

• ကျပ်မြင်းမိုရ် (kyapmrang:muir)

• သပိတ် (sa.pit)

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ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. scrofula, king's evil^[1]

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ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. perforated leather used in weaving strips of cloth^[1]

   တညင်းကျပ် ― ta.nyang:kyap ― the end of a spool or reel^[1]

(Nouns)

• ကျပ်ကြိုးပြား (kyapkrui:pra:)

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ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. to put into and twirl or twist (as a feather or stick in the ear)^[1]

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ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. (not used assertively) intermediate^[1]

   တိုင်းကျပ် (tuing:kyap, “small country between two large ones”)

   ရက်ကျပ် (rakkyap, “tight schedule”)

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ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. 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)”)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. (not used singly) to make tight by binding^[1]

(Verbs)

• ကျပ်စည်း (kyapcany:)
• ကျပ်တည်း (kyaptany:)

(unsorted)

• “ကျပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.