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ထုပ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *tup ~ tip ~ tum (to wrap up and tie), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tip ~ *tu(p/m) (to wrap up). Cognates include Mizo tuam (to wrap), Old Chinese (OC *zluːm, “silkworm”) (STEDT).

Whether the "crossbeam" meaning is related is uncertain; MED appears to consider it related, while STEDT does not (htup "beam").

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʰoʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htup • ALA-LC: thupʻ • BGN/PCGN: htok • Okell: htouʔ

Verb

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ထုပ် (htup)

  1. to pack, bundle, wrap (with paper, leaves, etc.)
  2. (of cabbage, etc.) to develop a head of leaves

Derived terms

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Classifier

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ထုပ် (htup)

  1. numerical classifier for packages and bundles

Noun

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ထုပ် (htup)

  1. bundle, packet, parcel, package
  2. crossbeam; tie beam (of a house)

Further reading

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Mon

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Burmese ထုပ် (htup).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ထုပ် (thup)

  1. to wrap up, envelop

References

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