အစိမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ စိမ်း (cim:, “green, raw”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'စိမ်း
  • IPA(key): /ʔəséɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.cim: • ALA-LC: ʼacimʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăsein: • Okell: ăseìñ

Noun

အစိမ်း • (a.cim:)

  1. green (color)
  2. green fruit, raw or uncooked food
  3. ghost of a person who died a violent death
  4. (figuratively) tenderfoot, tiro, greenhorn, novice

Derived terms

  • အစိမ်းကြော် (a.cim:krau)
  • အစိမ်းချုပ် (a.cim:hkyup)
  • အစိမ်းတိုက် (a.cim:tuik)
  • အစိမ်းပစ် (a.cim:pac)
  • အစိမ်းပုပ် (a.cim:pup)
  • အစိမ်းဖော (a.cim:hpau:)
  • အစိမ်းသေ (a.cim:se)

Further reading

  • “အစိမ်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 34.
  • “အစိမ်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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