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Burmese
Etymology
အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + သင် (sang, “monk; you”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: အ'သင်
- IPA(key): /ʔəθɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.sang • ALA-LC: ʼasaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăthin • Okell: ăthiñ
Pronoun
အသင် • (a.sang)
- (formal) you; thou
See also
Burmese personal pronouns
| Burmese |
Person |
Level of
speech |
Remarks
|
| ငါ (nga) |
First |
Informal |
used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
|
| ကျွန်တော် (kywantau) |
First |
Formal |
used by males
|
| ကျွန်မ (kywanma.) |
First |
Formal |
used by females
|
| ကျွန်ုပ် |
First |
Informal |
|
| ကျုပ် (kyup) |
First |
Informal |
|
| နင် (nang) |
Second |
Informal |
used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
|
| မင်း (mang:) |
Second |
Informal |
used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
|
| ညည်း (nyany:) |
Second |
Informal |
used by females when addressing another female of same age or one younger
|
| တော် (tau) |
Second |
Informal |
used by females
|
| ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:) |
Second |
Formal |
used by males
|
| ရှင် (hrang) |
Second |
Formal |
used by females
|
| သင် (sang), အသင် (a.sang) |
Second |
Formal |
|
| သူ (su) |
Third |
|
|
| သင်း (sang:) |
Third |
|
|
| ချင်း (hkyang:) |
Third |
|
|
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