တင်းကျမ်းပြည့်
Burmese
Etymology
According to MED, from တင်း (tang:, “to make taut”) + ကျမ်း (kyam:, “to level”) + ပြည့် (prany., “full”), though the first component has been suggested to be from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l-(t/d)jam (“full”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဒင်းဂျမ်းပြည့်
- IPA(key): /dɪ́ɴd͡ʑáɴpjḭ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: tang:kyam:prany. • ALA-LC: taṅʻʺkyamʻʺpraññʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: din:gyan:pyi. • Okell: tìñcàñpyí
Verb
တင်းကျမ်းပြည့် • (tang:kyam:prany.)
- to be full to capacity, be full to the brim
Further reading
- “တင်းကျမ်းပြည့်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.