ဆံ

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(t)sam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʰàɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: hcam • ALA-LC: chaṃ • BGN/PCGN: hsan • Okell: hsañ

Noun

ဆံ • (hcam)

hair (of the head)

Derived terms

ဆံပင် (hcampang)

References

“ဆံ 2” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 404.
“ဆံ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

S'gaw Karen

Alternative forms

တဆံ (təhsi)

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *chejᴬ (“ten”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ts(j)i(j) ~ tsjaj (“ten”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen [Term?], Western Kayah ꤏꤛꤢꤩ (hsye), Burmese ဆယ် (hcai).

Numeral

ဆံ • (hsi)

ten (used as digit modifier)

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