လက်ထပ်

Burmese

Etymology

From လက် (lak, “hand”) +‎ ထပ် (htap, “to stack”), i.e. “to join palms together”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛʔtʰaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lakhtap • ALA-LC: lakʻthapʻ • BGN/PCGN: lethtat • Okell: leʔhtaʔ

Verb

လက်ထပ် • (lakhtap)

  1. to wed; to marry[1]
    Synonyms: ထိမ်းမြား (htim:mra:), အိမ်ထောင် (imhtaung), အိမ်ရာထောင် (im-rahtaung)

Descendants
  • → Shan: လၢၵ်ႈထၢပ်ႈ (lāak thāap)

References
  1. “လက်ထပ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 886.
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