ထိပ်

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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 (thip "top, summit"). Luce's comparisons with Old Chinese (OC *reŋʔ, “mountain peak”) and Tibetan རྩེ (rtse, node, peak) are phonetically unconvincing.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʰeɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htip • ALA-LC: thipʻ • BGN/PCGN: hteik • Okell: hteiʔ

Noun

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ထိပ် (htip)

  1. crown of head
  2. summit; top
  3. tip (of finger or toe)
  4. edge (of a shore)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-IP Finals (41. Top (of head); Summit (of mt.)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 38

Further reading

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