စုပ်

See also: စပ်, စားပွဲ, and စှ်ပိ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: cup • ALA-LC: cupʻ • BGN/PCGN: sok • Okell: souʔ
• Homophone: စုတ် (cut)

Etymology 1

Compare Thai สูบ (sùup), Lao ສູບ (sūp), Lü ᦉᦳᧇᧈ (ṡub¹), Khmer ជប់ (cup), ស្រូប (sroup) (possible doublets), Zhuang sup or cup.

Verb

စုပ် • (cup)

1. to suck (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc.))

Etymology 2

Verb

စုပ် • (cup)

1. to soak up

Etymology 3

Verb

စုပ် • (cup)

1. to tighten