လပ်

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lap • ALA-LC: lapʻ • BGN/PCGN: lat • Okell: laʔ

Homophone: လတ် (lat)

Etymology 1

Verb

လပ် • (lap)

1. to be vacant
2. to be missing

Derived terms

• တစ်ခုလပ် (tachku.lap)
• လွတ်လပ် (lwatlap)
• အားလပ် (a:lap)

 

Etymology 2

From English lord.

Noun

လပ် • (lap) (classifier ဦး or ယောက်)

1. (dated) lord; highest title or rank awarded to civil servants in colonial era

References

• “လပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.