ဆံ

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(t)sam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hcam • ALA-LC: chaṃ • BGN/PCGN: hsan • Okell: hsañ

Noun

ဆံ • (hcam)

1. hair (of the head)

Derived terms

• ဆံပင် (hcampang)

References

• “ဆံ 2” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 404.
• “ဆံ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

---

S'gaw Karen

Alternative forms

• တဆံ (ta hsee)

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *chejᴬ (“ten”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ts(j)i(j) ~ tsjaj (“ten”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen [Term?], Western Kayah ꤏꤛꤢꤩ (hsye), Burmese ဆယ် (hcai).

Numeral

ဆံ • (hsee)

1. ten (used as digit modifier)