ကင်ပွန်းတပ်

Burmese

Etymology

ကင်ပွန်း (kangpwan:, “soap acacia”) +‎ တပ် (tap, “to attach, smear”), apparently as Burmese naming ceremonies involve smearing the newborn to-be-named child with soap acacia.

Pronunciation 1

  • Phonetic respelling: ကင်'မွန်းဒပ်
  • IPA(key): /kəmʊ́ɴdaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kangpwan:tap • ALA-LC: kaṅʻpvanʻʺtapʻ • BGN/PCGN: kămun:dat • Okell: kămùñtaʔ

Verb

ကင်ပွန်းတပ် • (kangpwan:tap)

  1. to give a child its name, christen

Pronunciation 2

  • Phonetic respellings: ကင်ဗွန်းတပ်, ကင်မွန်းတပ်
  • IPA(key): /kɪ̀ɴbʊ́ɴtaʔ/, /kɪ̀ɴmʊ́ɴtaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kangpwan:tap • ALA-LC: kaṅʻpvanʻʺtapʻ • BGN/PCGN: kinbun:tat/kinmun:tat • Okell: kiñbùñtaʔ/kiñmùñtaʔ

Noun

ကင်ပွန်းတပ် • (kangpwan:tap)

  1. naming ceremony

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