စေ့စပ်

Burmese

Etymology

စေ့ (ce., “to come up to a specified number”) +‎ စပ် (cap, “to adjoin”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: စေ့ဇပ်
  • IPA(key): /sḛzaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ce.cap • ALA-LC: ceʹcapʻ • BGN/PCGN: se.zat • Okell: seísaʔ

Verb

စေ့စပ် • (ce.cap)

  1. to negotiate
  2. to settle a dispute
  3. to formally propose marriage (to initiate an engagement)
  4. to be thorough and meticulous

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Shan: ၸေႉၸၢပ်ႈ (tsḛ̂e tsāap)

Further reading

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