ဆင်

See also: ဆိုင် and ဆောင်း

Burmese

ဆင်

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *tsaŋ ‎(“elephant”), apparently a loanword from Proto-Tai *ɟa:ŋᶜ, itself apparently ultimately a loanword from Old Chinese 象 ‎(*C.laŋʔ, “elephant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰìɴ/, [sʰɪ̃̀]

Noun

ဆင် • ‎(hcang) (Romanization: MLCTS: hcang • ALA-LC: chaṅ‘ • BGN/PCGN: hsin • Okell: hsiñ)

1. elephant

Derived terms

• ကြက်ဆင် ‎(krakhcang)

References

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