ညပ်

Burmese

Etymology

Base passive form of ညှပ် (hnyap, “to clamp, cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: nyap • ALA-LC: ññapʻ • BGN/PCGN: nyat • Okell: nyaʔ

Verb

ညပ် • (nyap)

Burmese verb set

Base	ညပ် (nyap)
Causative	ညှပ် (hnyap)

1. to be hemmed in

Derived terms

• ညပ်သပ် (nyapsap)

 

Further reading

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