ထိန်းသိမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

ထိန်း (htin:, “to take care of”) +‎ သိမ်း (sim:, “to keep, to take possession of”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʰéɪɴθéɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htin:sim: • ALA-LC: thinʻʺsimʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: htein:thein: • Okell: hteìñtheìñ

Verb

ထိန်းသိမ်း • (htin:sim:)

  1. to maintain[1]
  2. to preserve[1]
    ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေး ― pat-wan:kyanghtin:sim:re: ― environmental preservation
  3. to see to[2]
    Synonym: စောင့်ရှောက် (caung.hrauk)
  4. to put through[2]
  5. to despatch (as a matter of business)[2]

See also
  • စောင့်စည်း (caung.cany:)
  • (to maintain): ကိုင် (kuing)
  • (to preserve): စောင့် (caung.), စောင့်ထိန်း (caung.htin:)

References
  1. “ထိန်းသိမ်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  2. “ထိန်းသိမ်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 521.
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