သမိုင်း

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali sammuti (“consent; choice; determination; convention; general opinion; opinion; definition”), which appears to be from Sanskrit संवृति (saṃvṛti, “closure; covering, concealing”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: သ'မိုင်း
• IPA^(key): /θəmáɪɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sa.muing: • ALA-LC: samuiṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: thămaing: • Okell: thămaìñ

Noun

သမိုင်း • (sa.muing:)

1. history, legend

Descendants

• → Shan: သမႅင်း (sǎ méng)

See also

• ဒဏ္ဍာရီ (dandari)

References

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