သင်္ကြန်
Burmese
Thingyan Festival
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit संक्रान्ति (saṃkrānti, “passage of the sun from one celestial position to another”). Cognate with Thai สงกรานต์ (sǒng-graan, “Songkran”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: သင်းဂျန်
- IPA(key): /θɪ́ɴd͡ʑàɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: sangkran • ALA-LC: saṅ‘kran‘ • BGN/PCGN: thin:gyan • Okell: thìñcañ
Proper noun
သင်္ကြန် • (sangkran)
- Thingyan (Burmese New Year’s festival)
Derived terms
Terms derived from သင်္ကြန် (sangkran)
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Further reading
- “သင်္ကြန်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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