ဆန်း

See also: ဆန်

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʰáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcan: • ALA-LC: chanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: hsan: • Okell: hsàñ

Etymology 1

Verb

ဆန်း • (hcan:)

  1. to be new, be novel, be unusual
  2. to be strange, be odd
  3. (same as ဆန်းပြား (hcan:pra:)) to be extraordinary
  4. to begin a new year, season, etc.
Derived terms

Proper noun

ဆန်း • (hcan:)

  1. a unisex given name

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pali chanda. Doublet of ဆန္ဒ (hcanda.).

Noun

ဆန်း • (hcan:)

  1. art of composing Pali verse
Derived terms
  • ဆန်းဂိုဏ်း (hcan:guin:)
  • ဆန်းစစ် (hcan:cac)

Etymology 3

Particle

ဆန်း • (hcan:)

  1. particle suffixed to a verb to convey the meaning of “no more than”
Derived terms
  • ဖြစ်ကတတ်ဆန်း (hpracka.tathcan:)
  • ဖြစ်ဆန်း (hprachcan:)
  • ဖြစ်ဆန်းကာ (hprachcan:ka)

References

  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AN Finals (10. to Wax (FRo moon)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 52
  2. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AN Finals (11. Clever; Extraordinary)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 52

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