အစ

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ စ (ca., “to start, to begin”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'စ
• IPA^(key): /ʔəsa̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.ca. • ALA-LC: ʼaca • BGN/PCGN: ăsa. • Okell: ăsá

Noun

အစ • (a.ca.)

1. beginning, commence, origin

   Synonym: အဦး (a.u:)

   Antonym: အဆုံး (a.hcum:)

2. bit; fragment; remnant; piece

   Synonym: အစအန (a.ca.a.na.)

Derived terms

• အစပြတ် (a.ca.prat, verb)
• အစသတ် (a.ca.sat, verb)

(beginning): အစချီ (a.ca.hkyi, verb), အစစွာ (a.ca.cwa, adverb), အစပြု (a.ca.pru., verb)

(fragment): အစအန (a.ca.a.na., noun)

Further reading

• “အစ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• “အစ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 30.