ဆုံးဖြတ်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆုံး (hcum:, “to come to an end”) +‎ ဖြတ် (hprat, “to sever”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: ဆုံးဖြတ်, ဆုံးဗြတ်
  • IPA(key): /sʰóʊɴpʰjaʔ/, /sʰóʊɴbjaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcum:hprat • ALA-LC: chuṃʺphratʻ • BGN/PCGN: hson:hpyat/hson:byat • Okell: hsoùñhpyaʔ/hsoùñhpyaʔ

Usage notes

Occurrence of voicing is quite infrequent.[1]

Verb

ဆုံးဖြတ် • (hcum:hprat)

  1. to decide,[1] make or give a decision
  2. to bring to a conclusion[2]
  3. to settle (as a doubtful question or a case in law)[2]
    Synonym: စီရင်ချက်ချ (ciranghkyakhkya.)
    ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက် ― hcum:hprathkyak ― judicial decision made by an official[2]
    ဆုံးဖြတ်ခြင်း ― hcum:hprathkrang: ― verdict

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jenny, Mathias, San San Hnin Tun (2016) Burmese: A Comprehensive Grammar‎[1], London and New York: Routledge, pages 26–7
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “ဆုံးဖြတ်; ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 411.

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