Burmese edit

 
ချင်း (hkyang:)

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. ginger (plant)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Pronoun edit

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. (obsolete) (third person pronoun)

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

ချင်း (hkyang:)

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

Etymology 4 edit

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Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

ချင်း (hkyang:)

  1. Chin (a tribe in Myanmar)
  2. (~ပြည်နယ်) Chin State (an administrative subdivision in Myanmar)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Shan: ၶျၢင်း (khjáang)

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