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စောင်း

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See also: စောင်

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sáʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: caung: • ALA-LC: coṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: saung: • Okell: saùñ

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian چنگ (čang, “lyre, harp”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Note also similarities to Old Chinese 箏 (OC *ʔsreːŋ, “zither”).

Noun

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စောင်း • (caung:) (classifier လက်)

  1. (music) harp
  2. (music) traditional Burmese curved harp
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • → Mon: စံၚ်

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 (côŋ "placed obliquely; incline; prejudice"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”

Pronunciation

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(for the adverbial usage)

  • Phonetic respelling: ဇောင်း
  • IPA(key): /záʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: caung: • ALA-LC: coṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: zaung: • Okell: zaùñ

Verb

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စောင်း • (caung:)

  1. to slant, slope, lean, tilt, be askew

Adverb

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စောင်း • (caung:)

  1. (speaking) in an insinuating way

Noun

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စောင်း • (caung:)

  1. a slope
  2. an edge, side

Derived terms

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Further reading

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