ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်

Burmese

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Etymology

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ဆန့်ကျင် (hcan.kyang, to oppose) + ဘက် (bhak, side)

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ဆန့်ဂျင်ဘက်
  • IPA(key): /sʰa̰ɴd͡ʑɪ̀ɴbɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcan.kyangbhak • ALA-LC: chanʻʹkyaṅʻbhakʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsan.gyinbet • Okell: hsáñciñbeʔ

Noun

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ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက် (hcan.kyangbhak)

  1. opponent, an opposite[1]

References

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  1. ^ ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 403.