သူငယ်ချင်း

Burmese

Etymology

သူငယ် (su-ngai, “child”) +‎ -ချင်း (-hkyang:, suffix indicating reciprocity or coequality), thus literally someone with whom one was a child.

Pronunciation
  • Phonetic respelling: သူ'ငယ်ဂျင်း
  • IPA(key): /θəŋɛ̀d͡ʑɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: su-ngaihkyang: • ALA-LC: sūṅay‘khyaṅ‘″ • BGN/PCGN: thăngègyin: • Okell: thăngehcìñ

Noun

သူငယ်ချင်း • (su-ngaihkyang:)

  1. friend

Synonyms

Further reading
  • “သူငယ်ချင်း” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 1032.
  • “သူငယ်ချင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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