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ညှပ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (hnyap-rûi "collarbone / clavicle"). Luce gives Old Chinese (OC *neːb, *ʔnjeb, “to grasp, take in”) as a cognate.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɲ̊aʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hnyap • ALA-LC: ññhapʻ • BGN/PCGN: hnyat • Okell: hnyaʔ

Verb

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ညှပ် (hnyap)

Burmese verb set
Base ညပ် (nyap)
Causativeညှပ် (hnyap)
  1. to clamp, put something between two things, interlard, sandwich
  2. to cut (divide with a sharp instrument), to cut with scissors
  3. to hold something under one's arm or between the fingers, tuck in something at one's waist
  4. any pincer-like device such as tongs, forceps, tweezers, etc.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AP Finals (15. to Nip, Pinch, Squeeze)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 36

Further reading

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