ချဉ်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Burmese ချန် (khyan), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *suːr ~ *swaːr (sour; be acid) (STEDT). Cognate with Mizo thûr (acid; sour).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyany • ALA-LC: khyañʻ • BGN/PCGN: chin • Okell: hciñ

Adjective[edit]

ချဉ် (hkyany)

  1. sour; acid

Verb[edit]

ချဉ် (hkyany)

  1. to turn sour; acid

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Further reading[edit]

  • ချဉ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Nishi, Y. (1999). Old Burmese: toward the history of Burmese. Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, 23(3), 659-692.