သား

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sa: • ALA-LC: sāʺ • BGN/PCGN: tha: • Okell: thà

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Burmese သာဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa ~ za (“child”).

Noun

သား • (sa:)

  1. son, child
  2. juvenile or young animal
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sja-n (“meat”).

Noun

သား • (sa:)

  1. (in compounds) meat, flesh
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Particle

သား • (sa:)

  1. numerical classifier used in counting the number of ticals or fractions of a tical or viss
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Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (sâ "draw a line, mark"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Related to စာ (ca, “writing”)?”

Verb

သား • (sa:)

  1. to rule, draw, inscribe (a line); delineate

Particle

သား • (sa:)

  1. particle suffixed to a verb or adjective to convey the sense of being definite or explicit
  2. word used to lend emphasis to a prayer, wish, oath, etc.

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