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ချိန်

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰèɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyin • ALA-LC: khyinʻ • BGN/PCGN: chein • Okell: hceiñ

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *kyiːn¹ ~ kriːn¹ (“time”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k(y/r)iːn (“idem”). Cognate with Jingpho khyīŋ (“idem”) (STEDT).

Noun

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ချိန် • (hkyin)

  1. time (inevitable progression into the future)
Usage notes
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Usually used in an affixed form, အချိန် (a.hkyin).

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (tɕhẽ²² "weigh (food)"). Luce gives Old Chinese 幵 (OC *kŋeːn, “even, level”) as a cognate;[1] Zhengzhang's Old Chinese reconstruction looks close, though Baxter and Sagart's doesn't. Compare also 均 (OC *kʷin, “even, level”), 衡 (OC *ɡraːŋ, “to weigh, measure”). Etymology 1 could be a semantic specialization of Etymology 2; for a semantic parallel, compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *métas (“time, period”).”

Verb

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ချိန် • (hkyin)

  1. to weigh
  2. to aim
  3. to aim for, aspire to
  4. to consider, weigh in mind

Noun

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ချိန် • (hkyin)

  1. plumbline
  2. balance, scales

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-IN Finals (3.Scales; to Weigh)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 56

Further reading

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