အသင်
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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.