Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *dz(y)im. Cognate to Tibetan ཞིམ་པོ (zhim po).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʰḛɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcim. • ALA-LC: chimʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: hsein. • Okell: hseíñ

Verb

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ဆိမ့် (hcim.)

  1. to be rich in taste, to be pleasant to the taste, to be delicious, to be savory[2]

Derived terms

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(Nouns)

References

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  1. ^ Benedict, Paul K. (1972) Sino-Tibetan: A Conspectus[1], London: Cambridge University Press, page 29
  2. ^ ဆိမ့်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 407.