သံလွင်

Burmese

Etymology

Cognate with Lhao Vo zhan: lun:.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θàɴlwɪ̀ɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: samlwang • ALA-LC: saṃlvaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: thanlwin • Okell: thañlwiñ

Noun

သံလွင် • (samlwang)

olive
Elaeocarpus sp.
small brass cymbals

Descendants

→ Jingpho: tsan lun
→ Shan: မၢၵ်ႇသၢၼ်ႇလုၼ်ႇ (màak sàan lùn)
→ Thai: สาละวิน

Proper noun

သံလွင် • (samlwang)

(~မြစ်) Salween (a river in Burma and Thailand)

Further reading

“သံလွင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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