သပိတ်မှောက်

Burmese

Etymology

သပိတ် (sa.pit, “alms bowl”) +‎ မှောက် (hmauk, “to turn over or upside down”), literally “upside-down alms bowl”.

The verbal "boycott" sense is from a custom where Buddhist monks, while engaging in religious mendicant begging, would turn their alms bowls upside down to refuse donations from people they deemed morally unworthy of blessing.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: +သ'ဗိတ်မှောက်
  • IPA(key): /ðəbeɪʔm̥aʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sa.pithmauk • ALA-LC: sapitʻmhokʻ • BGN/PCGN: dhăbeikhmauk • Okell: thăbeiʔhmauʔ

Verb

သပိတ်မှောက် • (sa.pithmauk)

  1. to boycott, go on strike

Noun

သပိတ်မှောက် • (sa.pithmauk)

  1. upper portion of a pagoda which resembles an upturned monk's bowl

Further reading

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