အချင်း

Burmese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ချင်း
  • IPA(key): /ʔət͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkyang: • ALA-LC: ʼakhyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăchin: • Okell: ăhcìñ

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

အချင်း (a.hkyang:)

  1. placenta; afterbirth

Etymology 2 edit

အ- (a.-) +‎ ချင်း (hkyang:)

Noun edit

အချင်း (a.hkyang:)

  1. mettle; quality

Etymology 3 edit

Compare Sanskrit आख्यान (ākhyāna, tale; telling), Pali ākhyāna (tale; telling). Otherwise potentially related to Chinese (chàng).

Noun edit

အချင်း (a.hkyang:)

  1. song; poem (for recitation)

Etymology 4 edit

Compare Chinese 直徑直径 (zhíjìng, “diameter”).

Noun edit

အချင်း (a.hkyang:)

  1. (geometry) diameter

Etymology 5 edit

Noun edit

အချင်း (a.hkyang:)

  1. (archaic) term of address used among one's peers

Further reading edit