Burmese edit

Etymology edit

အ- (a.-) +‎ သံ (sam), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(j)am-s

Pronunciation edit

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'သံ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəθàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.sam • ALA-LC: ʼasaṃ • BGN/PCGN: ăthan • Okell: ăthañ

Noun edit

အသံ (a.sam)

  1. voice

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Mon edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /əsɔm/ [1]
  • (file)

Noun edit

အသံ (ʼasaṃ)

  1. edict, government order, verdict[1]
  2. authority, ability to influence events[1]
    အဲအသံနွံစညိညကီုရ။[1]
    ʼoa ʼasaṃ nwaṃca ñiña kiuṃra.
    I have a little influence.
  3. sound[1][2]

Noun edit

အသံ (ʼasaṃ)

  1. a kind of medicinal plant.

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  2. ^ R. Halliday (1922) A Mon-English Dictionary[2], Bangkok: Siam Society, page 18