သီချင်း

Burmese

Etymology

သီ (si, “to sing, chant”) +‎ အချင်း (a.hkyang:, “song, poem”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: သီ'ချင်း
  • IPA(key): /θət͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sihkyang: • ALA-LC: sīkhyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: thăchin: • Okell: thăhcìñ

Noun

သီချင်း • (sihkyang:) (classifier ပုဒ်)

  1. song (music with words)
  2. melody

Further reading

  • “သီချင်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 1026.
  • “သီချင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “သီချင်း” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.
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