ချင်း

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Burmese[edit]

ချင်း (hkyang:)

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kjaŋ, Old Chinese (OC *kaŋ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respelling: ဂျင်း
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyang: • ALA-LC: khyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: gyin: • Okell: hcìñ

Noun[edit]

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. ginger (plant)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyang: • ALA-LC: khyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: chin: • Okell: hcìñ

Pronoun[edit]

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. (obsolete) (third person pronoun)

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyang: • ALA-LC: khyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: chin: • Okell: hcìñ

Verb[edit]

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. (archaic) to penetrate; to go through
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyang: • ALA-LC: khyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: chin: • Okell: hcìñ

Proper noun[edit]

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. Chin (a tribe in Myanmar)
  2. (~ပြည်နယ်) Chin State (an administrative subdivision in Myanmar)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Shan: ၶျၢင်း (khjáang)

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