မြင်း

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မြင်း (mrang:)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mjɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mrang: • ALA-LC: mraṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: myin: • Okell: myìñ

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ (horse).

Noun

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မြင်း (mrang:)

  1. horse, pony
  2. (chess) knight (both in Western chess and in Burmese chess, also known as sittuyin)
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See also
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Chess pieces in Burmese · စစ်တုရင်ရုပ် (cactu.rangrup) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
ဘုရင် (bhu.rang) ဘုရင်မ (bhu.rangma.) ကျီးအ (kyi:a.) ဘုန်းကြီး (bhun:kri:) မြင်း (mrang:) နယ် (nai)

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981; related to မြင့် (mrang., tall) ("big number in a dimension, height and age").”

Adjective

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မြင်း (mrang:)

  1. (in compounds) old
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