စ
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word စ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word စ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say စ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word စ you have here. The definition of the word စ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofစ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
 | ||||||||
| ||||||||
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ca. • ALA-LC: ca • BGN/PCGN: sa. • Okell: sá
Audio: (file)
Letter
စ • (ca.)
- Ca, the 6th letter of the Burmese alphabet.
Etymology 1
According to Schuessler, related to Old Chinese 之 (OC *tjɯ, “to go, proceed”). An earlier derivation by Luce connects the word to Old Chinese 始 (OC *hljɯʔ, “to begin, start”), 初 (OC *sʰra, “initial, first”).[1]
Verb
စ • (ca.)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Mon: စ (ca /caʔ/)
Verb
စ • (ca.)
Derived terms
- စသည် (ca.sany)
Etymology 2
Particle
စ • (ca.)
- interrogative verbal particle
References
- “စ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- “စ, 1; စ, 2” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 340.
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A finals (32. to Begin; Beginning)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 2)
Mon
Etymology 1
From Old Mon စ (caʔ),[1] from Proto-Mon-Khmer *caʔ (“to eat”). Cognate with Nyah Kur จาʔ, Khmer ស៊ី (sii).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕiəʔ/
- Note: This pronunciation was developed from Middle Mon in a phonetically irregular manner.[2]
- (Myanmar) IPA(key): /cɛʔ/
- (Thailand) IPA(key): /ceaʔ/[3]
Audio: (file)
Letter
စ (ca)
- Ca, the sixth consonant of the Mon alphabet.
Verb
စ (ca)
- to eat.[4]
- to live on, to live (by the revenues of something)
- to divide (in arithmetic).
- to take (in chess and other games)
- {usually as va.} to begin, start {to}, do for the first time.
- to eat, to live on, by, by the revenues of, govern, to devide {in arithmetic}, to take, in chess and other games, wear away, erode.
Adverb
စ (ca)
- particle denoting generic or habitual aspect.
Derived terms
(Verbs)
- (causative) ဗ္စ (baca)
(Nouns)
- သွ (swa)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Burmese စ (ca.).[2]
Pronunciation
Verb
စ (ca)
References
- ^ Jenny, Mathias (2001). A Short Introduction to the Mon Language.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jenny, Mathias (2005) The verb system of Mon, University of Zurich, , →ISBN, page 199
- ^ Sujaritlak Deepadung (1996) “Mon at Nong Duu, Lamphun Province”, in Mon-Khmer Studies, volume 26, page 416
- ^ Haswell, J. M. (1874) Grammatical Notes and Vocabulary of the Peguan Language, Rangoon: American Mission Press, page 57
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Particle
စ
- Burmese script form of ca (“and”)