ယပ်တောင်

Burmese

Etymology

ယပ် (yap, “fan”) +‎ တောင် (taung, “to be hard, stiff”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaʔtàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yaptaung • ALA-LC: yapʻtoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: yattaung • Okell: yaʔtauñ

Noun

ယပ်တောင် • (yaptaung)

  1. handheld fan (hand-held instrument with either a broad ridged surface or with a semicircular surface which can be opened or closed on a pivot)

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