ရှမ်း

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Burmese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese သျမ်, Old Burmese သျံ.[1] Cognate with Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam). Doublet of သျှမ်း (hsyam:).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hram: • ALA-LC: rhamʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: shan: • Okell: hyàñ

Proper noun

ရှမ်း • (hram:)

  1. Shan, a Tai-speaking ethnic group.
  2. (~ပြည်နယ်) Shan State (an administrative subdivision in Myanmar)
  3. (obsolete) Thai people, also known as Siamese, who are southern Tai ethnic groups

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Shan
  • → Thai: ฉาน (chǎan)
  • → Chinese: 撣 / 掸

References

  1. ^
    2008, Frédéric Pain, “An Introduction to Thai Ethnonymy: Examples from Shan and Northern Thai”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society‎, volume 128, number 4, →ISSN, pages 641–662:

See also

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