ဆုပ်

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *tsup ~ *ʔtsup ~ *tsip (“to crumple, clench, squeeze into a”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *(t)sj(i/u)p ~ *(t)swap (“to squeeze, wring, crumple”); cognate with Jingpho [script needed] (šùp, “to clench, crumple”) (STEDT).

• IPA^(key): /sʰoʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hcup • ALA-LC: chupʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsok • Okell: hsouʔ

ဆုပ် • (hcup)

1. to grip, grasp, hold
2. to clench
3. to massage lightly

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