သမား

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mon သမာ. Despite similar phonetics and semantics, unrelated to Japanese (sama, polite suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: သ'မား
  • IPA(key): /θəmá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sa.ma: • ALA-LC: samāʺ • BGN/PCGN: thăma: • Okell: thămà

Particle

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သမား (sa.ma:)

  1. particle suffixed to the name of some trade or activity to denote a person's proficiency in it
  2. particle suffixed to the name of a certain substance or gambling game to denote a person's addiction to it

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Mon: သမာ

Noun

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သမား (sa.ma:)

  1. physician

Further reading

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