ယပ်တောင်

Burmese

Etymology

ယပ် (yap, “fan”) +‎ တောင် (taung, “to be hard, stiff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaʔtàʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: yaptaung • ALA-LC: yapʻtoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: yattaung • Okell: yaʔtauñ

Noun

ယပ်တောင် • (yaptaung)

1. handheld fan (hand-held instrument with either a broad ridged surface or with a semicircular surface which can be opened or closed on a pivot)

Further reading

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