သည်း

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: သည်း, သေး
  • IPA(key): /θí/, /θé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sany: • ALA-LC: saññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: thi:/the: • Okell: thì/theì

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-sin (“liver”) (STEDT).

Noun

သည်း • (sany:)

  1. (in compounds) liver
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Etymology 2

The "strong" sense is from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *zan¹ (“strong, firm”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-tsan (“strong, firm, steadfast”). Cognate with Tibetan བཙན་པོ (btsan po, “violent, strong”) (STEDT).

The "nail" sense (which MED implicitly does not separate from the "strong" sense) is from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-(t)syen (“nail, claw”), and cognate with Tibetan སེན (sen, “nail”) (STEDT).

Verb

သည်း • (sany:)

  1. to be violent, strong, severe, excessive

Noun

သည်း • (sany:)

  1. (in compounds) nail, claw
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