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)
- 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)
- ten (used as digit modifier)
Categories:
- Burmese terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Burmese terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Burmese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Burmese lemmas
- Burmese nouns
- my:Hair
- S'gaw Karen terms inherited from Proto-Karen
- S'gaw Karen terms derived from Proto-Karen
- S'gaw Karen terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- S'gaw Karen terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- S'gaw Karen lemmas
- S'gaw Karen numerals