Burmese

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Etymology

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သံ (sam, iron) +‎ ဖြူ (hpru, white)

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: သံဗြူ
  • IPA(key): /θàɴbjù/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: samhpru • ALA-LC: saṃphrū • BGN/PCGN: thanbyu • Okell: thañhpyu

Noun

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သံဖြူ (samhpru)

  1. tin

Descendants

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  • Jingpho: san pyaw

Further reading

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