နှိပ်စက်

Burmese

Etymology

နှိပ် (hnip, “to press”) +‎ စက် (cak, “machine, weaponry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̥eɪʔsɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hnipcak • ALA-LC: nhipʻcakʻ • BGN/PCGN: hneikset • Okell: hneiʔseʔ

Verb

နှိပ်စက် • (hnipcak)

  1. to ill-treat, torture
  2. to persecute

Derived terms

  • ညှစ်းပန်းနှိပ်စက် (hnyac:pan:hnipcak)

Further reading

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