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)
- term referring to various plants, especially of the subfamily Rauvolfioideae (dogbanes):
- a crape jasmine (Tabernaemontana divaricata)
- a kind of flowering shrub resembling the periwinkle (Cerbera fruticosa)
Derived terms
- တောင်ဇလပ် (taungja.lap)
Further reading
- “ဇလပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.