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ရိပ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *k-rip (shadow, shade), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *g/s-rip (idem) (STEDT: rip "throw a shadow"). Cognate with Tibetan གྲིབ (grib, shade, shadow); Hill (2019) also compares it to Old Chinese (OC *qrɯm, “shade”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: rip • ALA-LC: ripʻ • BGN/PCGN: yeik • Okell: yeiʔ

Verb

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ရိပ် (rip)

  1. (of sunlight, the sun, etc.) to dim, fade, lower
  2. (figuratively) to speak allusively, indirectly, or elliptically

Noun

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ရိပ် (rip)

  1. shade, shadow
  2. sign
  3. reflection
  4. refuge, protection

Derived terms

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Further reading

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