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Burmese
Etymology
Borrowed from Mon သမာ. Despite similar phonetics and semantics, unrelated to Japanese 様 (sama, “polite suffix”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: သ'မား
- IPA(key): /θəmá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: sa.ma: • ALA-LC: samāʺ • BGN/PCGN: thăma: • Okell: thămà
Particle
သမား • (sa.ma:)
- particle suffixed to the name of some trade or activity to denote a person's proficiency in it
- particle suffixed to the name of a certain substance or gambling game to denote a person's addiction to it
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
သမား • (sa.ma:)
- physician
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