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Burmese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Burmese သိခဝ် (sikaw).
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Particularly: “Not given further etymology by STEDT (sakhaṅ "lord"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. First syllable is of unclear interpretation and origin, while second syllable, ခင် (hkang), seems to be in the "male honorific" sense.”
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Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: သ'ခင်
- IPA(key): /θəkʰɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: sa.hkang • ALA-LC: sakhaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: thăhkin • Okell: thăhkiñ
Noun
သခင် • (sa.hkang)
- master, lord
- appellation or title used by a male member of the Dobama Asiayone
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