ချင်းမိုင်

Burmese

Etymology

Phonetic transcription of Thai เชียงใหม่ (chiiang-mài).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪ́ɴmàɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyang:muing • ALA-LC: khyaṅʻʺmuiṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: chin:maing • Okell: hcìñmaiñ

Proper noun

ချင်းမိုင် • (hkyang:muing)

  1. Chiang Mai (a city in northern Thailand)

Usage notes

ဇင်းမယ် (jang:mai) remains the historically preferred transliteration for "Chiang Mai" in Burmese, while ချင်းမိုင် (hkyang:muing) is a modern day phonetic transcription.

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