ချုပ်

See also: ချပ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰoʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkyup • ALA-LC: khyupʻ • BGN/PCGN: chok • Okell: hcouʔ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔ-(d/g)rup (“to sew”). Cognate with Tibetan འདྲུབ་ ('drub, “idem”). (STEDT khyup "sew, bind; confine; cut off; imprison; control, rule")

Verb

ချုပ် • (hkyup)

1. to sew (join pieces of fabric by means of needle and thread)

Etymology 2

Apparently the same as Etymology 1, according to STEDT.

Verb

ချုပ် • (hkyup)

1. to confine, to detain

Etymology 3

Apparently the same as Etymology 1, according to STEDT.

Verb

ချုပ် • (hkyup)

1. to control, to withhold

Derived terms

• အုပ်ချုပ် (uphkyup)

 

Descendants

• → Shan: ၶျုၵ်ႈ (khjūk)

Etymology 4

Apparently the same as Etymology 1, according to STEDT.

Verb

ချုပ် • (hkyup)

1. to summarize, to abridge

References

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