သၢင်းၵျၢၼ်ႇ

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰaːŋ˥.d͡ʑaːn˩/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit संक्रान्ति (saṃkrānti, “passage of the sun from one celestial position to another”). Cognate with Burmese သင်္ကြန် (sangkran, “Thingyan”); Thai สงกรานต์ (sǒng-graan, “Songkran”).

Proper noun

သၢင်းၵျၢၼ်ႇ • (sáang kjàan)

1. Thingyan, the traditional New Year celebrated in mid-April

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit चङ्क्रम (caṅkrama), via Burmese စင်္ကြံ (cangkram).

Noun

သၢင်းၵျၢၼ်ႇ • (sáang kjàan)

1. walk, place for walking to and fro

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.