အမြှုပ်

Burmese

Etymology

Apparently from အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ မြှုပ် (hmrup, “to submerge, conceal”), possibly referring to the froth of a deep swamp, though this appears semantically tenuous.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'မြှုပ်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəm̥joʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hmrup • ALA-LC: ʼamrhupʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhmyok • Okell: ăhmyouʔ

Noun

အမြှုပ် • (a.hmrup)

  1. froth, foam, lather, bubble

Derived terms

  • အတို့အမြှုပ် (a.tui.a.hmrup)
  • အမြှုပ်ထ (a.hmruphta.)

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