See also: လိုပေ

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /loʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lup • ALA-LC: lupʻ • BGN/PCGN: lok • Okell: louʔ

Etymology 1

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Perhaps related to Old Chinese (OC *lew, “forced labor”).[1]

Verb

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လုပ် (lup)

  1. to do, carry out (perform, execute)
    Synonyms: ကျင့် (kyang.), ပြု (pru.), မူ (mu), ပြုမူ (pru.mu)
  2. to work (do a specific task)
    Synonym: လုပ်ကိုင် (lupkuing)
  3. to make, create
  4. to work as
  5. to behave, act
  6. to act as, to assume the character of, take the role of
  7. to make up, fabricate
  8. to beat or hit (someone)
Derived terms
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(to make):

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. It does seem to be distinct from Etymology 1, however.”

Alternative forms

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Classifier

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လုပ် (lup)

  1. mouthful (of food)
    ထမင်း နှစ်လုပ်hta.mang: hnacluptwo mouthfuls of rice

References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-UP Finals (> 86. to Work, Cultivate)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 40

Further reading

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  • လုပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • လုပ်, 3” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 911.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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လုပ် (lup)

  1. to enter, to go into[4][2]

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(Phrases)

References

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  1. ^ Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) Mon - Japanese Dictionary[2] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 962
  3. ^ Sujaritlak Deepadung (1996) “Mon at Nong Duu, Lamphun Province”, in Mon-Khmer Studies[3], volume 26, page 416 of 411–418
  4. ^ Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language[4], Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 114