Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Lolopo yixr (to lie down, to sleep), Jingpho yup (to sleep), Drung ip (to sleep), Yakkha युप्‍मा (jup‍ma, to sleep) and Naxi yil (to sleep). Doublet of သိပ် (sip).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔeɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ip • ALA-LC: ʼipʻ • BGN/PCGN: eik • Okell: eiʔ

Verb

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အိပ် (ip)

  1. to sleep
Burmese verb set
Base အိပ် (ip)
Causativeသိပ် (sip)

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