စောင်း

• IPA^(key): /sáʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: caung: • ALA-LC: coṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: saung: • Okell: saùñ

Borrowed from Classical Persian چنگ (čang, “lyre, harp”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Note also similarities to Old Chinese 箏 (OC *ʔsreːŋ, “zither”).

စောင်း • (caung:) (classifier လက်)

1. (music) harp
2. (music) traditional Burmese curved harp

• → Mon: စံၚ်

(for the adverbial usage)

• Phonetic respelling: ဇောင်း
• IPA^(key): /záʊɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: caung: • ALA-LC: coṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: zaung: • Okell: zaùñ

စောင်း • (caung:)

1. to slant, slope, lean, tilt, be askew

စောင်း • (caung:)

1. (speaking) in an insinuating way

စောင်း • (caung:)

1. a slope
2. an edge, side

• “စောင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.