ၵပ်ႉ

Shan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡapᴰˢ⁴ (“narrow; tight; confined”) (Jonsson, 1991), from Proto-Tai *ɡapᴰ (“tight; narrow”), possibly from Middle Chinese 狹 (MC heap, “narrow”) (which became doublet of ၵႅပ်ႈ (kēp)).

Cognate with Thai คับ (káp), Northern Thai ᨣᩢ᩠ᨷ, Lao ຄັບ (khap), Lü ᦅᧇ (kab), Tai Dam ꪁꪚꪾ, Zuojiang Zhuang kaep, Tày cặp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kap̚˦˨ˀ/
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  • Rhymes: -ap̚

Adjective

ၵပ်ႉ • (kâ̰p)

  1. tight

Adverb

ၵပ်ႉ • (kâ̰p)

  1. tight

References

  • Khoe, Mawn (2015) Tai-English Dictionary, Mawn Khoe (Keng Tung).
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