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 with Proto-Loloish *C-gripᴸ (“lac; pine”), Jingpho krep (“bedbug”), as well as perhaps Old Chinese 蠟 (OC *raːb, “wax”), 汁 (OC *kjub) (STEDT).

MED's derivation from a Hindi छपका लाख (chapkā lākh) appears dubious.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ချိပ် • (hkyip)

1. lac

Derived terms

• ချိပ်တံဆိပ် (hkyiptamhcip)
• ချိပ်ပိတ် (hkyippit)
• ချိပ်ပိတ်တင်ဒါ (hkyippittangda)
• ချိပ်ပိုး (hkyippui:)
• ချိပ်သတ်ပင် (hkyipsatpang)
• နက်ချိပ် (nakhkyip)
• မည်းချိပ် (many:hkyip)

 

Further reading

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