Where does “ယပ်တောင်” come from?
ယပ်တောင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တောင်, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman m/r-duŋ.
ယပ်တောင် (Burmese): handheld fan hand-held instrument with either a broad ridged surface or with a semicircular surface which can be opened or closed on a pivot
Definitions
- handheld fan hand-held instrument with either a broad ridged surface or with a semicircular surface which can be opened or closed on a pivot
Ancestry of “ယပ်တောင်”, step by step
ယပ်တောင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese တောင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တောင် | mountain; south; a cubit |
| 2 | Proto-Tibeto-Burman | m/r-duŋ | — |
via Burmese ယပ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ယပ် | fan instrument with a broad surface which is operated manually to create an air current |