သည်

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Burmese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respellings: သေ, သီ, +သေ, +သီ
  • IPA(key): /θè/, /θì/, /ðè/, /ðì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sany • ALA-LC: saññʻ • BGN/PCGN: the/thi/dhe/dhi • Okell: thei/thi/thei/thi

Particle[edit]

သည် (sany)

  1. -er, -ist (particle suffixed to some nouns to denote a practitioner of some trade or a person in a particular plight or situation)

Derived terms[edit]

Determiner[edit]

သည် (sany)

  1. (literary) this

Alternative forms[edit]

Postposition[edit]

သည် (sany)

  1. (literary) postpositional marker placed at the end of sentence

Usage notes[edit]

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

Synonyms[edit]

  • (e) (formal, literary)
  • တယ် (tai) (informal, colloquial)

Pronoun[edit]

သည် (sany)

  1. this place

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