Burmese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Phonetic respellings: သေ, သီ, +သေ, +သီ
  • IPA(key): /θè/, /θì/, /ðè/, /ðì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sany • ALA-LC: saññʻ • BGN/PCGN: the/thi/dhe/dhi • Okell: thei/thi/thei/thi

Particle edit

သည် (sany)

  1. -er, -ist (particle suffixed to some nouns to denote a practitioner of some trade or a person in a particular plight or situation)

Derived terms edit

Determiner edit

သည် (sany)

  1. (literary) this

Alternative forms edit

Postposition edit

သည် (sany)

  1. (literary) postpositional marker placed at the end of sentence

Usage notes edit

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

Synonyms edit

  • (e) (formal, literary)
  • တယ် (tai) (informal, colloquial)

Pronoun edit

သည် (sany)

  1. this place

References edit