ရုပ်သေးရုပ်

Burmese

Etymology

ရုပ်သေး (rupse:, “puppetry”) +‎ ရုပ် (rup, “form, shape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /joʊʔθéjoʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: rupse:rup • ALA-LC: rupʻseʺrupʻ • BGN/PCGN: yokthe:yok • Okell: youʔtheìyouʔ

Noun

ရုပ်သေးရုပ် • (rupse:rup)

1. marionette, puppet
2. (figuratively) puppet

Further reading

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