စံၚ်

See also: စိၚ်

Mon

Alternative forms

• စံင်

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar, Thailand) IPA^(key): /cɔŋ/

Etymology 1

From Burmese စောင်း (caung:), from Classical Persian چنگ (čang).

Noun

စံၚ် (transliteration needed)

1. harp.

Synonyms

• ခန
• ထန

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Burmese စောင် (caung).

Classifier

စံၚ် (transliteration needed)

1. used for books.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

စံၚ် (transliteration needed)

1. to set fire; to burn; to cremate.
2. to roast; to bake.
3. to be burning.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Burmese စောင့် (caung.).

Verb

စံၚ် (transliteration needed)

1. to watch (used in compounds)

Derived terms

• ရံၚ်စံၚ်

 

References

• Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.