ဆား

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ဆား

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa (“salt”). Cognate with Nuosu ꋂ (ce), Tibetan ཚྭ (tshwa) and Chinese 鹺／鹾 (cuó).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sʰá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hca: • ALA-LC: chāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hsa: • Okell: hsà
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Noun[edit]

ဆား • (hca:)

  1. salt (sodium chloride)
    သင်္ဘောဆား ― sangbhau:hca: ― imported salt[1]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “ဆား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 406.
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