ရပ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-r(j)ap. Cognate with Cantonese 立 (laap⁶), Dzongkha ཞབས (zhabs, “leg, foot”), Jingpho tsap (“stand”), Nuosu ꉆ (hxit, “stand, stand up”), Lisu ꓦꓰꓼ (h̃è̱, “stand, stand up, stand straight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: rap • ALA-LC: rapʻ • BGN/PCGN: yat • Okell: yaʔ

Verb

ရပ် • (rap)

1. (intransitive) to stop (cease moving; come to an end)
2. (transitive) to stop (cause to cease moving; bring to an end)
3. (intransitive) to stand (support oneself on the feet in an erect position)

Synonyms

• စဲ (cai:)

Derived terms

• ရပ်ခြင်း (raphkrang:)

References

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

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Verb

ရပ် (ròp)

1. to hold