လက်ထပ်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From လက် (lak, hand) +‎ ထပ် (htap, to stack), i.e. “to join palms together”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lɛʔtʰaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lakhtap • ALA-LC: lakʻthapʻ • BGN/PCGN: lethtat • Okell: leʔhtaʔ

Verb[edit]

လက်ထပ် (lakhtap)

  1. to wed; to marry[1]
    Synonyms: ထိမ်းမြား (htim:mra:), အိမ်ထောင် (imhtaung), အိမ်ရာထောင် (im-rahtaung)

Descendants[edit]

  • Shan: လၢၵ်ႈထၢပ်ႈ (lāak thāap)

References[edit]

  1. ^ လက်ထပ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 886.