Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(t)sam (hair on the head).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʰàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcam • ALA-LC: chaṃ • BGN/PCGN: hsan • Okell: hsañ

Noun

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ဆံ (hcam)

  1. hair (of the head)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Burmese ဆံ (hcam).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ဆံ (transliteration needed)

  1. to associate (used in compounds)

References

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S'gaw Karen

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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ဆံ (hsee)

  1. ten (used as digit modifier)