Burmese
ဆား
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa (“salt”). Cognate with Nuosu ꋂ (ce), Tibetan ཚྭ (tshwa) and Chinese 鹺/鹾 (cuó).
Pronunciation
Noun
ဆား • (hca:)
- salt (sodium chloride)
- သင်္ဘောဆား ― sangbhau:hca: ― imported salt[1]
Derived terms
References
- ^ “ဆား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 406.