ဆံပင်

Burmese

Etymology

ဆံ (hcam, “hair”) +‎ ပင် (pang, classifier for long strands)

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဇံ'ဗင်
  • IPA(key): /zəbɪ̀ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcampang • ALA-LC: chaṃpaṅ‘ • BGN/PCGN: zăbin • Okell: hsăpiñ

Noun

ဆံပင် • (hcampang)

  1. hair (pigmented keratinaceous growth on the human head)

References

  • “ဆံပင်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 405.
  • “ဆံပင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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