ယပ်

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-yaːp (“to fan, winnow, paddle, wave”); cognate with Mizo zâap (“fan”), Tibetan གྱབ་མོ (gyab mo, “to fan, wave”), as well as perhaps Old Chinese 箑 (OC *sreːb, *sreb, “fan”). Said root is allofamic with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krap (“to beat, thrash, winnow”), the latter whence Tibetan [script needed] ('khrab-pa, “to strike, beat, winnow, fan”), Old Chinese 壓 (OC *qreːb, “to press down”) (STEDT).

Other theories have proposed a derivation from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lap (“leaf”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• IPA^(key): /jaʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: yap • ALA-LC: yapʻ • BGN/PCGN: yat • Okell: yaʔ
• Homophone: ရပ် (rap)

ယပ် • (yap)

1. fan (instrument with a broad surface which is operated manually to create an air current)^[1]

   Synonym: ယပ်တောင် (yaptaung)

• ပန်ကာ (panka)

• “ယပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.