ဖိနပ်ချွတ်

Burmese

Etymology

ဖိနပ် (hpi.nap, “shoe”) +‎ ချွတ် (hkywat, “to take off”), thus denoting the place where one takes off one's shoes, i.e. the doorstep threshold in traditional Burmese buildings.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဖိ'နပ်ချွတ်
  • IPA(key): /pʰənaʔt͡ɕʰʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hpi.naphkywat • ALA-LC: phinapʻkhyvatʻ • BGN/PCGN: hpănatchut • Okell: hpănaʔhcuʔ

Noun

ဖိနပ်ချွတ် • (hpi.naphkywat)

  1. threshold, doorstep

Further reading

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