အစစ်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ သစ် (sac, “genuine, pure”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'စစ်
• IPA^(key): /ʔəsɪʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.cac • ALA-LC: ʼacacʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăsit • Okell: ăsiʔ

Noun

အစစ် • (a.cac)

1. anything pure, real, genuine, unadulterated

Derived terms

• အစစ်မှုန့် (a.cachmun.)
• အစစ်အမှန် (a.caca.hman)

 

Further reading

• “အစစ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.