ရှင်
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɪ̀ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hrang • ALA-LC: rhaṅ‘ • BGN/PCGN: shin • Okell: hyiñ
Synonyms
See also
Burmese personal pronouns
| Burmese | Person | Level of speech | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| ငါ (nga) | First | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
| ကျွန်တော် (kywantau) | First | Formal | used by males |
| ကျွန်မ (kywanma.) | First | Formal | used by females |
| ကျွန်နုပ် (kywannup) | First | Informal | |
| ကျုပ် (kyup) | First | Informal | |
| နင် (nang) | Second | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
| မင်း (mang:) | Second | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
| ညည်း (nyany:) | Second | Informal | used by females when addressing another female of same age or one younger |
| တော် (tau) | Second | Informal | used by females |
| ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:) | Second | Formal | used by males |
| ရှင် (hrang) | Second | Formal | used by females |
| သင် (sang), အသင် (a.sang) | Second | Formal | |
| သူ (su) | Third | ||
| သင်း (sang:) | Third | ||
| ချင်း (hkyang:) | Third |
Usage notes
Put at the end of a sentence as a polite term of address to the listener. Used by females.
Synonyms
- ခင်ဗျာ (hkangbya) (same, but used by males)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-riŋ ~ s-r(j)aŋ (“to live, to be alive”). Cognate with Tibetan གསིང་མ (gsing ma, “pastureland”), Old Chinese 生 (*sreŋ, sreŋ-s, “to live, be born”) and Chinese 牲 (shēng, “animal”).
Derived terms
- ရုပ်ရှင် (ruphrang, “movie”)
References
- “ရှင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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