ឆ្អិន

Khmer

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *ciːnʔ (“cooked, ripe”). Cognate with Muong chỉn, Vietnamese chín, Mon စိန် (cin), Bahnar sĭn, Pacoh chein, Mang θiːn², Bolyu tɕin⁵³ and Semelai cin.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆ្អិន
c̥ʰʼin
WT romanisation chʼən
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰʔən/

Adjective

ឆ្អិន • (chʼən) (abstract noun ភាពឆ្អិន)

  1. to be cooked
  2. to be mature, experienced
  3. to be bright (red)
  4. to be pure (esp. of gold)

Affixed forms

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