ရိပ်
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Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /jeɪʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: rip • ALA-LC: ripʻ • BGN/PCGN: yeik • Okell: yeiʔ
Verb
[edit]ရိပ် • (rip)
- (of sunlight, the sun, etc.) to dim, fade, lower
- (figuratively) to speak allusively, indirectly, or elliptically
Noun
[edit]ရိပ် • (rip)
Derived terms
[edit]- ရိပ်ရိပ် (rip-rip, “indistinctly, fleetingly”)
Further reading
[edit]- “ရိပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.