စံၚ်

See also: စိၚ်

Mon

Alternative forms
  • စံင်

Pronunciation
  • (Myanmar, Thailand) IPA(key): /cɔŋ/

Etymology 1

From Burmese စောင်း (caung:), from Classical Persian چنگ (čang).

Noun

စံၚ် (transliteration needed)

  1. harp.
Synonyms
  • ခန
  • ထန

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Burmese စောင် (caung).

Classifier

စံၚ် (transliteration needed)

  1. used for books.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

စံၚ် (transliteration needed)

  1. to set fire; to burn; to cremate.
  2. to roast; to bake.
  3. to be burning.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Burmese စောင့် (caung.).

Verb

စံၚ် (transliteration needed)

  1. to watch (used in compounds)
Derived terms
  • ရံၚ်စံၚ်

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