ကျပ်

See also: ကျုပ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kyap • ALA-LC: kyapʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyat • Okell: caʔ
• Homophones: ကျတ် (kyat), ကြတ် (krat), ကြပ် (krap)

Etymology 1

Noun

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. kyat (official currency of Burma)
2. tical

Usage notes

(tical):

• အကျပ် before cardinal number.

  အကျပ်နှစ်ဆယ် ― a.kyaphnachcai ― /ʔət͡ɕaʔ nəsʰɛ̀/ 20 ticals

  အကျပ်သုံးဆယ် ― a.kyapsum:hcai ― /ʔət͡ɕaʔ t̪óʷnzɛ̀/ 30 ticals

Related terms

See Appendix:Burmese units of measure.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gyap (cf. Chinese 狹 / 狭 (xiá, “narrow”)).

Verb

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. (to be) tight (pushed or pulled together)

   Antonym: ချောင် (hkyaung)

Etymology 3

Noun

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. a kind of basket carried by mendicants, ascetics and nuns

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• ကျပ်မြင်းမိုရ် (kyapmrang:muir)

See also

• သပိတ် (sa.pit)

Etymology 4

Noun

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. scrofula, king's evil

Etymology 5

Noun

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. perforated leather used in weaving strips of cloth

   တညင်းကျပ် ― ta.nyang:kyap ― the end of a spool or reel

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• ကျပ်ကြိုးပြား (kyapkrui:pra:)

Etymology 6

Verb

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. to put into and twirl or twist (as a feather or stick in the ear)

Etymology 7

Verb

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. (not used assertively) intermediate

   တိုင်းကျပ် (tuing:kyap, “small country between two large ones”)

   ရက်ကျပ် (rakkyap, “tight schedule”)

Etymology 8

Noun

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. used in the following compositions

   ကျပ်ခိုး (kyaphkui:, “soot”)

   ကျပ်ခိုးစင် (kyaphkui:cang, “platform over a cooking place”)

   ကျပ်ချွတ် (kyaphkywat, “(something) brand-new”)

   ကျပ်တင် (kyaptang), ကျပ်တိုက် (kyaptuik, “to smoke (food)”)

Etymology 9

Verb

ကျပ် • (kyap)

1. (not used singly) to make tight by binding

Derived terms

(Verbs)

• ကျပ်စည်း (kyapcany:)
• ကျပ်တည်း (kyaptany:)