Burmese

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Etymology

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From သံ (sam, iron) +‎ မဏိ (ma.ni., precious stone).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: သံမ'ဏိ
  • IPA(key): /θàɴmənḭ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: samma.ni. • ALA-LC: saṃmaṇi • BGN/PCGN: thanmăni. • Okell: thañmăní

Noun

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သံမဏိ (samma.ni.)

  1. steel

Descendants

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  • Shan: သမ်ႇမၼီႉ (sàm mǎ nḭ̂i)

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