ရိပ်

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *k-rip (“shadow, shade”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *g/s-rip (“idem”) (STEDT: rip "throw a shadow"). Cognate with Tibetan གྲིབ (grib, “shade, shadow”); Hill (2019) also compares it to Old Chinese 陰 (OC *qrɯm, “shade”).

• IPA^(key): /jeɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: rip • ALA-LC: ripʻ • BGN/PCGN: yeik • Okell: yeiʔ

ရိပ် • (rip)

1. (of sunlight, the sun, etc.) to dim, fade, lower
2. (figuratively) to speak allusively, indirectly, or elliptically

ရိပ် • (rip)

1. shade, shadow
2. sign
3. reflection
4. refuge, protection

• “ရိပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.