ထိန်းသိမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

ထိန်း (htin:, “to take care of”) +‎ သိမ်း (sim:, “to keep, take possession of”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰéɪɴθéɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htin:sim: • ALA-LC: thinʻʺsimʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: htein:thein: • Okell: hteìñtheìñ

Verb

ထိန်းသိမ်း • (htin:sim:)

  1. to restrain, control
  2. to preserve (a work of art, etc.)
    ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေး ― pat-wan:kyanghtin:sim:re: ― environmental preservation
  3. to detain (bad character)
  4. to observe (precepts)
  5. to maintain (dignity or one's sense of propriety)
  6. to keep (a home) in order, see to
    Synonym: စောင့်ရှောက် (caung.hrauk)
  7. to conserve (forest)
  8. to put through
  9. to dispatch (as a matter of business)

See also

  • စောင့်စည်း (caung.cany:)
  • (to maintain): ကိုင် (kuing)
  • (to preserve): စောင့် (caung.), စောင့်ထိန်း (caung.htin:)

Further reading

  • “ထိန်းသိမ်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “ထိန်းသိမ်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 521.
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