နှပ်

See also: နုပ် and နံပြား

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̥aʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hnap • ALA-LC: nhapʻ • BGN/PCGN: hnat • Okell: hnaʔ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nap (“snot”). Cognate with နှာ (hna, “nose; errhine, snuff”) and with Tibetan སྣབས (snabs, “snot”).

Noun

နှပ် • (hnap)

1. snot, nasal mucus (mucous discharge from the nose)

Derived terms

• ငါးနှပ် (nga:hnap)
• ငါးနှပ်ခြောက် (nga:hnaphkrauk)
• နှပ်ချေး (hnaphkye:)
• နှပ်ညှစ် (hnaphnyac)
• အပါးနှပ် (a.pa:hnap)

Etymology 2

Verb

နှပ် • (hnap)

1. to bring to a proper consistency, tenderize, cook until tender
2. to take a few more winks after waking from sleep, take a short nap
3. (figuratively) to swindle

Derived terms

• နှပ်ချ (hnaphkya.)
• နှပ်ချို့ (hnaphkyui.)
• နှပ်ပစ်ခံရ (hnappachkam-ra.)
• ရှုံ့ချည်နှပ်ချည် (hrum.hkyanyhnaphkyany)
• သူငယ်နှပ်စား (su-ngaihnapca:)

Further reading

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