စုလျားရစ်ပတ်

Burmese

Etymology

စုလျား (cu.lya:, “shawl”) +‎ ရစ်ပတ် (racpat, “to wind around cloth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sṵjájɪʔpaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cu.lya:racpat • ALA-LC: culyāʺracʻpatʻ • BGN/PCGN: su.ya:yitpat • Okell: súyàyiʔpaʔ

Verb

စုလျားရစ်ပတ် • (cu.lya:racpat)

  1. to perform the act of binding the hands of the bride and groom with a length of cloth as a form of marriage rite
  2. (figuratively) to get married

Further reading

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