သံချပ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: သန်'ဂျတ်
  • IPA(key): /θəd͡ʑaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: samhkyap • ALA-LC: saṃkhyapʻ • BGN/PCGN: thăgyat • Okell: thăjaʔ

Etymology 1

သံ (sam, “iron”) +‎ ချပ် (hkyap, “flat piece”).

Noun

သံချပ် • (samhkyap)

  1. mail, chain mail
Derived terms
  • သံချပ်ကာကား (samhkyapkaka:)
  • သံချပ်အင်္ကျီ (samhkyap-angkyi)

Etymology 2

သံ (sam, “voice”) +‎ ချပ် (hkyap, “flat piece; to tuck between”).

Noun

သံချပ် • (samhkyap)

  1. a traditional folk verse antiphonal chant performance (usually amusing or satirical) sung to the accompaniment of drums on festive occasions
Derived terms

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