စစ်တုရင်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Pali caturaṅga, from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, having four members; chess). The pronunciation of the word has been influenced by ဘုရင် (bhu.rang, king).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respelling: စစ်ဗ'ယင်
  • IPA(key): /sɪʔbəjɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cactu.rang • ALA-LC: cacʻturaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: sitbăyin • Okell: siʔbăyiñ

Noun[edit]

စစ်တုရင် (cactu.rang)

  1. Myanmar chess, sittuyin
  2. chess

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