စိမ်းကား
Burmese
Etymology
စိမ်း (cim:, “green, unfamiliar”) + ကား (ka:, “emphatic suffix”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: စိမ်းဂါး
- IPA(key): /séɪɴɡá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: cim:ka: • ALA-LC: cimʻʺkāʺ • BGN/PCGN: sein:ga: • Okell: seìñkà
Verb
စိမ်းကား • (cim:ka:)
- to be cold, distant
- to lack consideration, cordiality, warmth
Further reading
- “စိမ်းကား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.