သမင်

Burmese

သမင်

Etymology

Compare Thai สมัน (sà-mǎn, “Rucervus schomburgki”), Khmer ស្មាន់ (sman).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: သ'မင်
• IPA^(key): /θəmɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sa.mang • ALA-LC: samaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: thămin • Okell: thămiñ

Noun

သမင် • (sa.mang)

1. deer
2. brow-antlered deer (Panolia eldii)

Descendants

• → English: thamin

Further reading

• “သမင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.