စေ့စပ်

Burmese

Etymology

စေ့ (ce.) +‎ စပ် (cap)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: စေ့ဇပ်
• IPA^(key): /sḛzaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ce.cap • ALA-LC: ceʹcapʻ • BGN/PCGN: se.zat • Okell: seísaʔ

Verb

စေ့စပ် • (ce.cap)

1. to negotiate
2. to settle a dispute
3. to formally propose marriage (to initiate an engagement)
4. to be thorough and meticulous

Descendants

• → Shan: ၸေႉၸၢပ်ႈ (tsḛ̂e tsāap)

References

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