သီတင်း

According to MED, probably from သီလ (sila., “morals, precepts”) +‎ တည် (tany, “to form, establish”).

• Phonetic respelling: +သီ'ဒင်း
• IPA^(key): /ðədɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sitang: • ALA-LC: sītaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: dhădin: • Okell: thătìñ

သီတင်း • (sitang:)

1. (Buddhism) observation of the Eight Precepts;^[1] sabbath; moral conduct
2. (Buddhism) uposatha;^[1] sabbath day (falling on the eighth day of the waxing moon, the full moon, eighth day of the waning moon, and the new-moon day)
3. week^[1]

   Synonyms: သီတင်းပတ် (sitang:pat), ရက်သတ္တပတ် (raksatta.pat)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Could this be related to Etymology 1 somehow? like a "moral conduct-ritual plant"?”)

• Phonetic respellings: +သီ'ဒင်း, သီဒင်း
• IPA^(key): /ðədɪ́ɴ/, /θìdɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sitang: • ALA-LC: sītaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: dhădin:/thidin: • Okell: thătìñ/thitìñ

သီတင်း • (sitang:)

1. annatto; lipstick tree (Bixa orellana)^[1]

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