နှိပ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nup ~ nip (to pinch, squeeze, press, oppress, submerge, sink into; west, low, soft) (STEDT: hnip "crush, oppress"). Cognate with နိပ် (nip, to decline, be suppressed), Old Chinese (OC *njub, “to enter, (of the sun etc.) to set”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̥eɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hnip • ALA-LC: nhipʻ • BGN/PCGN: hneik • Okell: hneiʔ

Verb

နှိပ် • (hnip)

Burmese verb set
Base နိပ် (nip)
Causativeနှိပ် (hnip)
  1. to press
  2. to massage
  3. to seal, stamp
  4. (slang) to eat, drink, consume
  5. (slang) to beat, chasten, castigate

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