စာသင်

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sàθɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: casang • ALA-LC: cāsaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: sathin • Okell: sathiñ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English sergeant.

Noun

စာသင် • (casang)

  1. (obsolete) (police) sergeant

Etymology 2

စာ (ca, “writing, letter”) +‎ သင် (sang, “to learn, teach”).

Verb

စာသင် • (casang)

  1. to teach or learn (lessons)
Derived terms

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