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ဆောင်

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See also: ဆောင်း

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʰàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcaung • ALA-LC: choṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsaung • Okell: hsauñ

Etymology 1

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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 (choŋ "building"), and Luce does not adduce any cognates.[1]”

Noun

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ဆောင် • (hcaung)

  1. room; chamber; hall
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Classifier

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ဆောင် • (hcaung)

  1. numerical classifier for houses, monasteries and royal buildings

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 (choŋ "bear, carry; conduct"), and Luce does not adduce any cognates.[2]”

Verb

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ဆောင် • (hcaung)

  1. to bear, carry, bring along
  2. to commit to memory
  3. to do, act, perform
  4. to pay up, pay in
  5. to depict, take the form, play the role
  6. to allude to
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (> 24. Num. of Buildings)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 85
  2. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (> 25. to Bear, Take)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 85

Further reading

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  • “ဆောင်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 416.
  • “ဆောင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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