ချိပ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔ-gripᴸ (“bug; ant; insect (lac); cochineal”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-kryap (“bug; ant; insect (lac); cochineal”). Cognate to Proto-Loloish *C-gripᴸ (“lac; pine”), Jingpho krep (“bedbug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰeɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkyip • ALA-LC: khyipʻ • BGN/PCGN: cheik • Okell: hceiʔ

Noun

ချိပ် • (hkyip)

1. lac

References

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