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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /joʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: rup • ALA-LC: rupʻ • BGN/PCGN: yok • Okell: youʔ

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Pali rūpa; compare Sanskrit रूप (rūpa). Doublet of ရူပ (rupa.).

Noun

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ရုပ် (rup)

  1. physical form, material
  2. looks, appearance
  3. Synonym of အရုပ် (a.rup, figure, picture)
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (rup "take in, withdraw"), and Luce adduces no cognates.[1]

Verb

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ရုပ် (rup)

  1. to withdraw, to retract
  2. to bring in, to gather
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-UP Finals (85. to Withdraw, Take off)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 40

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