ချင်း

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Burmese

ချင်း (hkyang:)

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kjaŋ, Old Chinese (OC *kaŋ).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဂျင်း
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyang: • ALA-LC: khyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: gyin: • Okell: hcìñ

Noun

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. ginger (plant)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyang: • ALA-LC: khyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: chin: • Okell: hcìñ

Pronoun

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. (obsolete) (third person pronoun)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyang: • ALA-LC: khyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: chin: • Okell: hcìñ

Verb

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. (archaic) to penetrate; to go through
Derived terms

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyang: • ALA-LC: khyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: chin: • Okell: hcìñ

Proper noun

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. Chin (a tribe in Myanmar)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Shan: ၶျၢင်း (khjáang)

References