chắp

From Proto-Austroasiatic *capʔ (“to catch, to seize”). Compare Khmer ជាប់ (cŏəp), Mon စပ် (cɔp). Possible doublet of chập.

The sense "chalazion" is probably from the same root.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕap̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕap̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cap̚˦˥]

chắp • (𢴇, 𦄌)

1. to join two things together

   chắp tay ― to clasp one's hands

chắp • (𢴇, 𦄌)

1. chalazion; Meibomian cyst (similar to a stye)