အသင်
Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + သင် (sang, “monk; you”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respelling: အ'သင်
- IPA(key): /ʔəθɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.sang • ALA-LC: ʼasaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăthin • Okell: ăthiñ
Pronoun
[edit]အသင် • (a.sang)
See also
[edit]Burmese personal pronouns
| Burmese | Person | Level of speech |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| ငါ (nga) | First | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
| ကျွန်တော် (kywantau) | First | Formal | used by males |
| ကျွန်မ (kywanma.) | First | Formal | used by females |
| ကျွန်ုပ် | First | Informal | |
| ကျုပ် (kyup) | First | Informal | |
| နင် (nang) | Second | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
| မင်း (mang:) | Second | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
| ညည်း (nyany:) | Second | Informal | used by females when addressing another female of same age or one younger |
| တော် (tau) | Second | Informal | used by females |
| ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:) | Second | Formal | used by males |
| ရှင် (hrang) | Second | Formal | used by females |
| သင် (sang), အသင် (a.sang) | Second | Formal | |
| သူ (su) | Third | ||
| သင်း (sang:) | Third | ||
| ချင်း (hkyang:) | Third |
Further reading
[edit]- “အသင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.