ဆံ
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(t)sam.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /sʰàɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hcam • ALA-LC: chaṃ • BGN/PCGN: hsan • Okell: hsañ
Noun edit
ဆံ • (hcam)
- hair (of the head)
Derived terms edit
- ဆံပင် (hcampang)
References edit
- “ဆံ 2” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 404.
- “ဆံ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Burmese ဆံ (hcam).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ဆံ (transliteration needed)
- to associate (used in compounds)
References edit
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
S'gaw Karen edit
Alternative forms edit
- တဆံ (ta hsee)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Karen *chejᴬ (“ten”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ts(j)i(j) ~ tsjaj (“ten”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen [Term?], Western Kayah ꤏꤛꤢꤩ (hsye), Burmese ဆယ် (hcai).
Numeral edit
ဆံ • (hsee)
- ten (used as digit modifier)