ဆုပ်ကိုင်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆုပ် (hcup, “to grip”) +‎ ကိုင် (kuing, “to grasp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʰoʊʔkàɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcupkuing • ALA-LC: chupʻkuiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsokkaing • Okell: hsouʔkaiñ

Verb

ဆုပ်ကိုင် • (hcupkuing)

  1. to grasp (with the hand)
  2. (figuratively) to adhere to a belief or hold on to a doctrine

Further reading

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