ဆား

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ဆား

Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa (salt). Cognate with Nuosu (ce), Tibetan ཚྭ (tshwa) and Chinese (cuó).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʰá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hca: • ALA-LC: chāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hsa: • Okell: hsà
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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ဆား (hca:)

  1. salt (sodium chloride)
    သင်္ဘောဆားsangbhau:hca:imported salt[1]

Derived terms

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References

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