သံလွင်

Burmese

Etymology

Cognate with Lhao Vo zhan: lun:.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θàɴlwɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: samlwang • ALA-LC: saṃlvaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: thanlwin • Okell: thañlwiñ

Noun

သံလွင် • (samlwang)

1. olive
2. Elaeocarpus sp.
3. small brass cymbals

Descendants

• → Jingpho: tsan lun
• → Shan: မၢၵ်ႇသၢၼ်ႇလုၼ်ႇ (màak sàan lùn)
• → Thai: สาละวิน

Proper noun

သံလွင် • (samlwang)

1. (~မြစ်) Salween (a river in Burma and Thailand)

Further reading

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