Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sèɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cin • ALA-LC: cinʻ • BGN/PCGN: sein • Okell: seiñ

Etymology 1

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စိန် (diamond)

From Pali vajira (diamond).

Noun

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စိန် (cin)

  1. (mineralogy) diamond (gemstone)
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  • Shan: ၸိင်ႇ (tsìng)

Proper noun

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စိန် (cin)

  1. a unisex given name

Etymology 2

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စိန် (arsenic)

Possibly from Sanskrit चीन (cīna, lead) or Pali cīna (lead).

Noun

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စိန် (cin)

  1. arsenic (chemical element)
  2. (archaic) lead
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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စိန် (cin)

  1. to be cooked, to boil, to be healed.
    သရပ္ဍဲတဲမၞဒဟွံစိန်ဏီပုဟ်ဟာ။
    sara pḍoatoa mnada hwaṃcinṇiṃ puhhā.
    Has the sore on your hand not healed yet?
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Etymology 2

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From Pali cīna via Burmese စိန် (cin).

Noun

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စိန် (cin)

  1. arsenic

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