စံ

Burmese

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: cam • ALA-LC: caṃ • BGN/PCGN: san • Okell: sañ

Noun

စံ • (cam)

  1. standard
  2. criterion, model

Verb

စံ • (cam)

  1. (royal) to stay or live
  2. to enjoy; take delight in

Further reading

Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese စမ်း (cam:).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cɔm/

Verb

စံ (cɔm)

  1. to touch, feel, probe, sound, to try, assay
  2. adverbial with imperatives, indicative of mild exhortation

References
  • Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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