Burmese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Phonetic respelling: သ'
  • IPA(key): /θəma̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sa.ma. • ALA-LC: sama • BGN/PCGN: thăma. • Okell: thămá

Etymology 1 edit

From Pali sama (even, equal, impartial), from Sanskrit सम (sama, same, even, equal). Compare Khmer សម (sɑm), Thai สม (sǒm).

Verb edit

သမ (sa.ma.)

  1. to coalesce
  2. to be well-balanced
  3. to mix (ingredients) thoroughly
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Perhaps related to သမား (sa.ma:) or a contraction of သူမ (suma.).

Particle edit

သမ (sa.ma.)

  1. word indicating a female practitioner of some art or trade
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References edit