ခြင်္သေ့

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese ခြင်သိယ် (khrangsiy);[1] compare Shan သၢင်ႇသီႈ (sàang sīi). Further origin obscure; MED tentatively suggests a borrowing from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”), and STEDT supports a cognacy with the Sanskrit and the first syllable of the Burmese. Though the phonetics do not closely match, lions are not native to Southeast Asia, so a native origin is unlikely.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ခြင်+သေ့
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ̀ɴðḛ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkrangse. • ALA-LC: khraṅʻseʹ • BGN/PCGN: chindhe. • Okell: hciñtheí

Noun

ခြင်္သေ့ • (hkrangse.)

  1. lion

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: chinthe

See also

References

  1. ^ Rudolf A. Yanson (1 January 2006) Notes on the Evolution of the Burmese Phonological System‎[1], Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 103–120

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