မြင်း

Burmese
မြင်း (mrang:)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mjɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mrang: • ALA-LC: mraṅ‘″ • BGN/PCGN: myin: • Okell: myìñ

Noun

မြင်း • (mrang:)

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight used in Burmese chess, also known as sittuyin
  3. (chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

Derived terms

See also
Chess pieces in Burmese · စစ်တုရင်ရုပ် (cactu.rang-rup) (layout · text)
ဘုရင် (bhu.rang) ဘုရင်မ (bhu.rangma.) ကျီးအ (kyi:a.) ဘုန်းကြီး (bhun:kri:) မြင်း (mrang:) နယ် (nai)

References
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