ဆွမ်းကပ်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆွမ်း (hcwam:, “alms”) +‎ ကပ် (kap, “to approach”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: ဆွမ်းကပ်, ဆွ/မ်းကပ်
  • IPA(key): /sʰʊ́ɴkaʔ/, /sʰwáɴkaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcwam:kap • ALA-LC: chvamʻʺkapʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsun:kat/hswan:kat • Okell: hsùñkaʔ/hswàñkaʔ

Verb

ဆွမ်းကပ် • (hcwam:kap)

  1. to make an offering of food at the altar to the Buddha
  2. to offer food to monks

Further reading

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