ပိန်ကပ်

Burmese

Etymology

ပိန် (pin, “thin, lean”) +‎ ကပ် (kap, “to come near, stick”), describing one who is so lean that their skin appears to stick directly to their bones.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pèɪɴkaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pinkap • ALA-LC: pinʻkapʻ • BGN/PCGN: peinkat • Okell: peiñkaʔ

Adjective

ပိန်ကပ် • (pinkap)

  1. skinny, scraggy

Further reading

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