စည်း

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See also: စည် and စည့်

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sí/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cany: • ALA-LC: caññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: si: • Okell:

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (câñ "boundary line, fence"). Luce gives Old Chinese (OC *ʔsleds, *ʔsliːls, *zliːls, “sheaf”), which is semantically feasible, but phonetically unconvincing based on Zhengzhang's Old Chinese reconstruction.[1] Note semantic similarities to စဉ် (cany, to line up, arrange).”

Noun

စည်း (cany:)

  1. fence, line
  2. discipline, ethics, code of conduct
  3. timing bells
  4. timing, beat, tempo
  5. bundle, bunch

Verb

စည်း (cany:)

  1. to tie up into a bundle

Classifier

စည်း (cany:)

  1. numerical classifier used in counting bundles

Derived terms

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (câñ "bar, sandbank"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. A semantic extension of the "fence, bundle" sense in Etymology 1?”

Noun

စည်း (cany:)

  1. sandbank
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AÑ Finals (23. to Tie up; Bunch, Bundle)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 62

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