စောင်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *dzawŋ (to wait, watch for); cognate with Mizo [Term?] (tsoŋ, to wait for, watch for) (STEDT).

The "blanket, rug" and "document classifier" senses are grouped together with the "keep in reserve, wait and watch with hostility" senses by MED, though this is probably incorrect. In either case, these senses are not given etymology by STEDT (coŋ "blanket", ə-coŋ "( num. aux. for writings and books )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: caung • ALA-LC: coṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: saung • Okell: sauñ

Verb

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စောင် (caung)

  1. to keep in reserve
  2. to watch each other in a hostile manner as a prelude to a fight

Noun

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စောင် (caung)

  1. blanket, rug

Classifier

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စောင် (caung)

  1. numerical classifier used in counting literary pieces, documents, letters, etc.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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