ဆယ်ကျော်သက်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆယ် (hcai, “ten”) +‎ ကျော် (kyau, “to go past, exceed”) +‎ အသက် (a.sak, “life, age”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဆယ်ဂျော်သက်
  • IPA(key): /sʰɛ̀d͡ʑɔ̀θɛʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcai-kyausak • ALA-LC: chayʻkyoʻsakʻ • BGN/PCGN: hsègyawthet • Okell: hsecotheʔ

Noun

ဆယ်ကျော်သက် • (hcai-kyausak)

  1. teenage
  2. teenager, adolescent

Further reading

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