ဇလပ်

Burmese

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဇ'လပ်
  • IPA(key): /zəlaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ja.lap • ALA-LC: jalapʻ • BGN/PCGN: zălat • Okell: zălaʔ

Noun

ဇလပ် • (ja.lap)

  1. term referring to various plants, especially of the subfamily Rauvolfioideae (dogbanes):
    1. a crape jasmine (Tabernaemontana divaricata)
    2. a kind of flowering shrub resembling the periwinkle (Cerbera fruticosa)

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