Aiton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *tapᴰ (liver), from Proto-Tai *tapᴰ (liver). Cognate with Thai ตับ (dtàp), Northern Thai ᨲᩢ᩠ᨷ, Lao ຕັບ (tap), ᦶᦎᧇ (ṫaeb) or ᦎᧇ (ṫab), Shan တပ်း (táp), Zhuang daep, Saek ตั๊บ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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တ︀ပ︀် (tap)

  1. liver.

Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mon ဒပ်.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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တပ် (tap)

  1. stockade; fortification; enclosure
  2. armed forces; troops; military; military unit; group of people assembled for collective action

Descendants

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  • Rawang: dap
  • Shan: တပ်ႉ (tâ̰p)

Verb

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တပ် (tap)

  1. to fix; attach
  2. to crave for
  3. to impose
  4. to affix