စမ်း

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cam: • ALA-LC: camʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: san: • Okell: sàñ

Particle

စမ်း (cam:)

  1. (colloquial) Indicates urgency in an imperative.
    ပြောစမ်းပါအုံး
    prau:cam:paum:
    Please tell me!
    မလုပ်စမ်းပါနဲ့
    ma.lupcam:panai.
    Do not do that!

Further reading

  • စမ်း” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.
  • စမ်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Okell, John (1969) A Reference Grammar of Colloquial Burmese, London: Oxford University Press, page 402