ဆင်

See also: ဆိုင် and ဆောင်း

Burmese

ဆင်

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hcang • ALA-LC: chaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsin • Okell: hsiñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *tsaŋ (“elephant”), apparently borrowed from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, ultimately from Middle Chinese 象 (MC zjangX).

Noun

ဆင် • (hcang)

1. elephant
2. (chess) a piece, which moves like a bishop, used in Burmese chess (sittuyin)

Derived terms

• ကြက်ဆင် (krakhcang)
• ဆင်ရုပ် (hcang-rup)
• ဆင်တာရာ (hcangtara)

See also

• (Burmese zodiac signs) ရာသီခွင် (rasihkwang); ဂဠုန် (ga.lun, “Garuda”), ကျား (kya:, “Tiger”), ခြင်္သေ့ (hkrangse., “Lion”), ဆင် (hcang, “Tusked Elephant”), ဟိုင်း (huing:, “Tuskless Elephant”), ကြွက် (krwak, “Rat”), ပူး (pu:, “Guinea Pig”), နဂါး (na.ga:, “Dragon”) ^{(Category: my:Burmese zodiac)}

Etymology 2

Luce compares the word to Old Chinese 匠 (OC *sbaŋs, “artisan”), based on a reconstructed pronunciation *dzyaŋ; however, newer reconstructions of the Old Chinese pronunciation as *s.baŋ-s make this doubtful (though said reconstructions seem to be still under debate). See also Khmer ចាំង (cang, “to cut, chisel”).

Verb

ဆင် • (hcang)

1. to adorn, to decorate
2. to put together; to assemble
3. to fabricate; to scheme; to frame

Etymology 3

Related to Etymology 2, according to MED.

Noun

ဆင် • (hcang)

1. design
2. pattern

Verb

ဆင် • (hcang)

1. to build up
2. to resemble; to be alike; to bear a likeness to; to be similar in appearance

Further reading

• “ဆင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Mon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /cʰʌŋ/

Verb

ဆင် (chaṅ)

1. Alternative form of ဆၚ်