သမိုင်း

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali sammuti (“consent; choice; determination; convention; general opinion; opinion; definition”), which appears to be from Sanskrit संवृति (saṃvṛti, “closure; covering, concealing”).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: သ'မိုင်း
IPA^(key): /θəmáɪɴ/
Romanization: MLCTS: sa.muing: • ALA-LC: samuiṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: thămaing: • Okell: thămaìñ

Noun

သမိုင်း • (sa.muing:)

history, legend

Descendants

→ Shan: သမႅင်း (sǎ méng)

References

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