ဆင်း

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʰɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcang: • ALA-LC: chaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hsin: • Okell: hsìñ

Etymology 1

For the "stretch out" sense, STEDT derives the word from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔ-džan³ ~ ʔ-tšan³ (“to stretch out”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsjan ~ *dzjan (“idem”), and compares Old Chinese 伸 (OC *hlin, “to stretch, extend”) (though the Old Chinese reconstructions make this somewhat problematic).

The "descend" sense isn't given etymology by STEDT (châŋ "descend"), while Luce's comparison with Old Chinese 降 (OC *kruːŋs, *ɡruːŋ, “to descend”) is phonetically unconvincing.[1] MED, however, groups this sense with the "stretch out", which is semantically plausible, albeit non-trivial.

Verb

ဆင်း • (hcang:)

  1. to go down, enter (down into)
  2. to descend, alight from, disembark, stepdown, get off
  3. to come down, fall
  4. to flow, float down
  5. to leave, leave for
  6. to be let off, be over
  7. to graduate (from some institution)
  8. to stretch out (one's feet) horizontally
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 (ə-châŋ "appearance; color"), while Luce gives Old Chinese 狀 (OC *zraŋs, “form, shape, state”) and 像 (OC *ljaŋʔ, “image”) as cognates.[2] The cognacy of 狀 / 状 (zhuàng) appears plausible, though 像 (xiàng) likely is not.”

Noun

ဆင်း • (hcang:)

  1. (same as အဆင်း (a.hcang:)) image, appearance, form
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (48. to Descend)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 72
  2. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AṄ Finals (49. Form, Appearance; Small Image)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 72

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