စမုန်စပါး

Burmese edit

Etymology edit

စမုန် (ca.mun, category of spices) +‎ စပါး (ca.pa:, rice paddy). According to the Myanmar Language Commission, said to derive from Sanskrit अजमोद (ajamoda, celery) +‎ Sanskrit यव (yava, barley)

Pronunciation edit

  • Phonetic respelling: စ'မုန်ဇ'ဗား
  • IPA(key): /səmòʊɴzəbá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ca.munca.pa: • ALA-LC: camunʻcapāʺ • BGN/PCGN: sămonzăba: • Okell: sămouñsăpà

Noun edit

စမုန်စပါး (ca.munca.pa:)

  1. aniseed
  2. fennel

Further reading edit