သည်

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See also: သည်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: သေ, သီ, +သေ, +သီ
  • IPA(key): /θè/, /θì/, /ðè/, /ðì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sany • ALA-LC: saññʻ • BGN/PCGN: the/thi/dhe/dhi • Okell: thei/thi/thei/thi

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 (sañ "( nominative affix )"), though it seems to be identical to sañ "owner, proprietor", which STEDT links to Proto-Tibeto-Burman *sin (body, owner, agentive nominalizer). Said root is traditionally linked to Old Chinese (OC *qʰjin, “body”), though more recent analyses cast this in doubt; see the Chinese for more.”

Particle

သည် (sany)

  1. -er, -ist (particle suffixed to some nouns to denote a practitioner of some trade or a person in a particular plight or situation)
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 (sañ "this"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Alternative forms

Determiner

သည် (sany)

  1. (literary) this

Postposition

သည် (sany)

  1. (literary) postpositional marker placed at the end of sentence
Usage notes

Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).

Synonyms
  • (e) (formal, literary)
  • တယ် (tai) (informal, colloquial)

Pronoun

သည် (sany)

  1. this place; here
Derived terms

Further reading