သာမန်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali sāmañña (“generality, equality”), itself a derivative of samāna (“similar, equal”), from Sanskrit समान (samāna, “same, identical”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θàmàɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: saman • ALA-LC: sāmanʻ • BGN/PCGN: thaman • Okell: thamañ

Adjective

သာမန် • (saman)

1. ordinary, normal, usual

Adverb

သာမန် • (saman)

1. casually, lightly

Further reading

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