copper
/ˈkɒpə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈkɒpə/
copper
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- 2 syllables
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- Final r is pronounced in US English
cop - per -> copper
Myanmar meaning
(n) ကြေးနီ
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copper1 /'kɒpǝ(r)/ n
၁။ [U] (symb Cu ) ကြေးနီ။
the mining of copper in central Africa ❍ Is the pipe copper or lead? ❍ a copper pipe/ wire/ alloy ❍ her copper-coloured hair.
၂။ [C] (esp Brit ) ကြေးပြားပိုက်ဆံစေ့။
It only costs a few coppers (ie is cheap).
❏ copper-bottomed adj လုံးဝစိတ်ချရသော။
a copper- bottomed guarantee/ assurance/ deal.
❏ coppery /'kɒpǝri/ adj ကြေးနီရောင်ထနေသော၊ နီညိုညို။ coppery leaves.
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amber, arm of the law, auburn, badge, bay, bear, beat cop, beige, bister, bittersweet, black and white, blende, bloodshot, blooming, blue, bluecoat, blush, bobby, boy scout, bread, brick, bronze, brownish, buff, bull, burgundy, burnished, burnished color, burnt sienna, cardinal, carmine, cash, cerise, change, cherry, chestnut, chicken feed, chips, chocolate, cinnamon, claret, cocoa, coffee, coinage, coins, constable, constabulary, cop, copper-colored, coppers, coppery-brown color, coral, corps, county mounty, crimson, currency, dahlia, dark, detective, dimes, doubloon, dough, drab, dust, ecru, fawn, fed, finest, flaming, flatfoot, florid, flushed, force, fuchsia, fuzz, garnet, gendarme, geranium, ginger, glowing, gold, gumshoe, hazel, healthy, heat, henna, inflamed, infrared, iron, jack, khaki, law, law enforcement, lawman, lead, legal tender, magenta, mahogany, man, maroon, metal, metallic brown, metallic mineral, metallic money, meter money, mineral, mintage, money, narc, nickels, nut, ochre, officer, officers, oink, patrol, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, peanuts, pennies, person, piece, pig, pin money, pink, platinum, pocket money, police, police officer, policeman, policewoman, puce, quarters, reddish-brown, reddish-brown color, reddish-tan, rock, rose, roseate, rosy, rubicund, ruby, ruddy, rufescent, russet, rust, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, scratch, sepia, silver, small beer, small change, small potatoes, snuff-colored, sorrel, specie, spending money
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