ချင်

See also: ချင်း, ခေါင်း, ချောင်း, and ခင်

Burmese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Further etymology not deduced by STEDT (khyan̊ "want"). Looks vaguely like Old Chinese 強 (OC *ɡaŋ, *ɡaŋʔ, “strong”), 緊 (OC *kinʔ, “tense”). Luce adduces 欲 (OC *loɡ, “desire”), Tibetan དགོས (dgos, “to want, need”), དགོངས་པ (dgongs pa, “mind; intent”) as cognates. The Chinese comparandum is considered outdated, with the Chinese being more likely related to လို (lui, “to want”).^[1]”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ̀ɴ/
Romanization: MLCTS: hkyang • ALA-LC: khyaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: chin • Okell: hciñ

Verb

ချင် • (hkyang)

want to, desire, wish to do or have something
Synonyms: လို (lui), လိုချင် (luihkyang)

ဘယ်သူနဲ့ ပြောချင်ပါသလဲ။
bhaisunai. prau:hkyangpasa.lai:||
Who do you want to speak with?

Derived terms

References

^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (33. to Desire, Wish, Want)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 71