ထီးကြီးသုပ်

Burmese

လက်ဖက်သုပ်

Etymology

ထေရ် (hter, “monk”) +‎ သုပ် (sup, “salad”), since pickled tea leaf salad was offered to Buddhist monks.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ထီးဂြီးသုပ်
• IPA^(key): /tʰíd͡ʑíθoʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hti:kri:sup • ALA-LC: thīʺkrīʺsupʻ • BGN/PCGN: hti:gyi:thok • Okell: htìcìthouʔ

Noun

ထီးကြီးသုပ် • (hti:kri:sup)

1. (regional, Myingyan) fermented or pickled tea leaf salad

Synonyms

• လက်ဖက်သုပ် (lakhpaksup)

References

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