ထိန်းသိမ်း

Burmese

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Etymology

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ထိန်း (htin:, to take care of) +‎ သိမ်း (sim:, to keep, to take possession of)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʰéɪɴθéɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htin:sim: • ALA-LC: thinʻʺsimʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: htein:thein: • Okell: hteìñtheìñ

Verb

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ထိန်းသိမ်း (htin:sim:)

  1. to maintain[1]
  2. to preserve[1]
    ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေးpat-wan:kyanghtin:sim:re:environmental preservation
  3. to see to[2]
    Synonym: စောင့်ရှောက် (caung.hrauk)
  4. to put through[2]
  5. to despatch (as a matter of business)[2]

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 ထိန်းသိမ်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 ထိန်းသိမ်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 521.