သံ

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θàɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: sam • ALA-LC: saṃ • BGN/PCGN: than • Okell: thañ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjam (“iron”).

Noun

သံ • (sam)

iron
iron nail

Noun

သံ • (sam)

embassy, envoy, diplomat

Etymology 3

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(j)am-s.

Noun

သံ • (sam)

voice, sound, noise

Derived terms

အသံ (a.sam))

References

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

S'gaw Karen

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *siˀᴰ (“caterpillar”).

Noun

သံ • (thi)

caterpillar.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *sejᴬ (“dead; to die”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj (“to die”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen သီ, Western Pwo ၥံၫ, Western Kayah ꤞꤛꤢꤩ꤭ (thyē).

Verb

သံ • (thi)

to die.

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