ဆင်း

• IPA^(key): /sʰɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hcang: • ALA-LC: chaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hsin: • Okell: hsìñ

For the "stretch out" sense, STEDT derives the word from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔ-džan³ ~ ʔ-tšan³ (“to stretch out”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsjan ~ *dzjan (“idem”), and compares Old Chinese 伸 (OC *hlin, “to stretch, extend”) (though the Old Chinese reconstructions make this somewhat problematic). See also the related ဆန့် (hcan., “to stretch out”).

The "descend" sense isn't given etymology by STEDT (châŋ "descend"), while Luce's comparison with Old Chinese 降 (OC *kruːŋs, *ɡruːŋ, “to descend”) is phonetically unconvincing.^[1] MED, however, groups this sense with the "stretch out", which is semantically plausible, albeit non-trivial.

ဆင်း • (hcang:)

1. to go down, enter (down into)
2. to descend, alight from, disembark, stepdown, get off
3. to come down, fall
4. to flow, float down
5. to leave, leave for
6. to be let off, be over
7. to graduate (from some institution)
8. to stretch out (one's feet) horizontally

ဆင်း • (hcang:)

1. (same as အဆင်း (a.hcang:)) image, appearance, form

• “ဆင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.