ဟပ်

STEDT considers the "bite" sense to derive from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *hap (“to bite, snap at; mouthful”) (whence also Mizo hap (“to bite, snap”), Tibetan ཧབ (hab, “a mouthful”)), itself potentially related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hwap (“to drink”), whence Old Chinese 吸 (OC *qʰrɯb, “to suck in”).

Though STEDT implicitly separates the "join, match" senses from the "bite" sense, MED groups them together, which appears semantically feasible.

• IPA^(key): /haʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hap • ALA-LC: hapʻ • BGN/PCGN: hat • Okell: haʔ

ဟပ် • (hap)

1. to bring two surfaces into contact
2. to match or rhyme
3. to make a good match, make a good pair
4. to bite, snap, snatch with the teeth
5. to reflect

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