အစိမ်း
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Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + စိမ်း (cim:, “green, raw”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respelling: အ'စိမ်း
- IPA(key): /ʔəséɪɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.cim: • ALA-LC: ʼacimʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăsein: • Okell: ăseìñ
Noun
[edit]အစိမ်း • (a.cim:)
- green (color)
- green fruit, raw or uncooked food
- ghost of a person who died a violent death
- (figuratively) tenderfoot, tiro, greenhorn, novice
Derived terms
[edit]- အစိမ်းကြော် (a.cim:krau)
- အစိမ်းချုပ် (a.cim:hkyup)
- အစိမ်းတိုက် (a.cim:tuik)
- အစိမ်းပစ် (a.cim:pac)
- အစိမ်းပုပ် (a.cim:pup)
- အစိမ်းဖော (a.cim:hpau:)
- အစိမ်းသေ (a.cim:se)
Further reading
[edit]- “အစိမ်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 34.
- “အစိမ်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.