ကမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-ka(ː)m (“lip; mouth; edge; bank”) (STEDT), whence also Old Chinese 磡 (OC *kʰuːms, “embankment”); see there for more.

The "pass, give" sense is separated from the "coast" sense by MED, though STEDT (source: Benedict 76 WBur, entry: kâm "give, transmit") apparently considers them related; how the two senses are connected, if they indeed are related and this was not a clerical error on STEDT's part, is unclear, but may be along the lines of "coast" > "boundary for trading ships" > "transmit (goods, etc.)".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /káɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kam: • ALA-LC: kamʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: kan: • Okell: kàñ

Noun

ကမ်း • (kam:)

1. shore; coast; bank
2. limit

Verb

ကမ်း • (kam:)

1. to pass; to give; to offer
2. to distribute

References

• “ကမ်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.