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စိမ့်

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See also: စိန်, စိမ်း, စွမ်း, စှ်မွဲ, and စိမ်

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sḛɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cim. • ALA-LC: cimʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: sein. • Okell: seíñ

Etymology 1

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Not given etymology by STEDT (cimʼ "transude, ooze through"). According to Luce, related to Old Chinese 浸 (OC *ʔsims, *sʰim, “to soak, immerse”), Tibetan ཇིམ་པ་ (jim pa, “mud”);[1] the Chinese comparison is supported by Schuessler 2007. Compare Mon ဇီု (“marsh, swamp”).

Verb

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စိမ့် • (cim.)

  1. to seep, ooze
  2. to feel the chill, have a creepy feeling

Noun

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စိမ့် • (cim.)

  1. marsh, mire, swamp

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: “Unclear if mentioned by STEDT (cimʼ-cimʼ- "slowly, moderately"), and if so, not given etymology, and not mentioned by Luce 1981 either. Is this a grammatical extension of the "seep" sense in Etymology 1?”

Particle

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စိမ့် • (cim.)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs to denote fulfillment of some purpose
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-IM Finals (5. Swamp; Swampy)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 44

Further reading

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