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Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰèɪɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkyin • ALA-LC: khyinʻ • BGN/PCGN: chein • Okell: hceiñ
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *kyiːn¹ ~ kriːn¹ (“time”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k(y/r)iːn (“idem”). Cognate with Jingpho khyīŋ (“idem”) (STEDT).
Noun
ချိန် • (hkyin)
- time (inevitable progression into the future)
Usage notes
Usually used in an affixed form, အချိန် (a.hkyin).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (tɕhẽ²² "weigh (food)"). Luce gives Old Chinese 幵 (OC *kŋeːn, “even, level”) as a cognate;[1] Zhengzhang's Old Chinese reconstruction looks close, though Baxter and Sagart's doesn't. Compare also 均 (OC *kʷin, “even, level”), 衡 (OC *ɡraːŋ, “to weigh, measure”). Etymology 1 could be a semantic specialization of Etymology 2; for a semantic parallel, compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *métas (“time, period”).”
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Verb
ချိန် • (hkyin)
- to weigh
- to aim
- to aim for, aspire to
- to consider, weigh in mind
Noun
ချိန် • (hkyin)
- plumbline
- balance, scales
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-IN Finals (3.Scales; to Weigh)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 56
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