ကပ်

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Burmese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Pali kappa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ကပ် (kap)

  1. (Buddhism) kalpa
  2. epoch
  3. (time of) catastrophe, calamity, disaster
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *(g/k)(w)ap (join, adhere). Compare Old Chinese (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb, “to join”) and (OC *ɡaːb, “to unite”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ကပ် (kap)

  1. to come close, be near, approach
  2. to stick
  3. (Buddhism, honorific) to offer (reverently)
  4. to approach (someone) for favors
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Shan: ၵၢပ်ႈ (kāap)

Further reading

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Mon

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔp/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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ကပ် (kap)

  1. mat of woven split bamboo

Noun

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ကပ် (kap)

  1. natural disasters an era calamity time of catastrophe.

References

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