tiep

See also: tiếp and Tiệp

Acehnese

Determiner

tiep

1. nonstandard form of tiëp

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *tʰiːp (“chopsticks”), from Pre-Hlai *tiːp (Norquest, 2015). Compare Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atip (“to pinch together”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /tʰiːp˥/

Noun

tiep

1. chopsticks

Verb

tiep

1. to hold in between; to pinch

Classifier

tiep

1. Used for the amount of food held with a pair of chopsticks.