သူငယ်ချင်း
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
သူငယ် (su-ngai, “child”) + -ချင်း (-hkyang:, suffix indicating reciprocity or coequality), thus literally someone with whom one was a child.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Phonetic respelling: သူ'ငယ်ဂျင်း
- IPA(key): /θəŋɛ̀d͡ʑɪ́ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: su-ngaihkyang: • ALA-LC: sūṅayʻkhyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: thăngègyin: • Okell: thăngehcìñ
Noun[edit]
သူငယ်ချင်း • (su-ngaihkyang:)
Synonyms[edit]
- မိတ်ဆွေ (mithcwe)
Further reading[edit]
- “သူငယ်ချင်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 1032.
- “သူငယ်ချင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.