တပ်

Aiton

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tap¹/

Noun

တ︀ပ︀် (tap)

1. liver.

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Mon ဒပ်.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: tap • ALA-LC: tapʻ • BGN/PCGN: tat • Okell: taʔ

Noun

တပ် • (tap)

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

Descendants

• → Rawang: dap
• → Shan: တပ်ႉ (tâ̰p)

Verb

တပ် • (tap)

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