ဆိမ့်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *dz(y)im. Cognate to Tibetan ཞིམ་པོ (zhim po).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʰḛɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcim. • ALA-LC: chimʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: hsein. • Okell: hseíñ

Verb

ဆိမ့် • (hcim.)

  1. to be rich in taste, to be pleasant to the taste, to be delicious, to be savory[2]

Derived terms

(Nouns)

References
  1. Benedict, Paul K. (1972) Sino-Tibetan: A Conspectus‎, London: Cambridge University Press, page 29
  2. “ဆိမ့်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 407.
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