Burmese edit

Etymology edit

ဆံ (hcam, hair) +‎ ပင် (pang, classifier for long strands)

Pronunciation edit

  • Phonetic respelling: ဇံ'ဗင်
  • IPA(key): /zəbɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcampang • ALA-LC: chaṃpaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: zăbin • Okell: hsăp

Noun edit

ဆံပင် (hcampang) (classifier ပင်)

  1. hair (pigmented keratinaceous growth on the human head)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • ဆံပင်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 405.
  • ဆံပင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.