ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆန့်ကျင် (hcan.kyang, “to oppose”) +‎ ဘက် (bhak, “side”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဆန့်ဂျင်ဘက်
  • IPA(key): /sʰa̰ɴd͡ʑɪ̀ɴbɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcan.kyangbhak • ALA-LC: chanʻʹkyaṅʻbhakʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsan.gyinbet • Okell: hsáñciñbeʔ

Noun

ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက် • (hcan.kyangbhak)

  1. opponent (of views and doctrines), opposition, contradiction

Adjective

ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက် • (hcan.kyangbhak)

  1. opposite, contradictory

Further reading

  • “ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 403.
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