စိမ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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According to Schuessler 2007, related to စိမ့် (cim., to ooze, seep).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sèɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cim • ALA-LC: cimʻ • BGN/PCGN: sein • Okell: seiñ

Verb

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စိမ် (cim)

  1. to steep, soak, immerse in liquid
  2. to take one's own time
    အလုပ်စိမ်လုပ်စိမ်a.lupcimlupcim(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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