nghvp

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-qəp (“needle”). The velar nasal in the Burmese dialect form has yet to be explained.

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /ŋa̰ˑp˧/
  • (Lianghe) [ɑk⁵⁵]
  • (Longchuan) [ap⁵⁵]
  • (Luxi) [ap⁵⁵]
  • (Xiandao) [ap⁵⁵]

Noun

nghvp

  1. needle

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 87
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