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Burmese

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Etymology

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အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) +‎ သံ (sam, voice, sound).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'သံ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəθàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.sam • ALA-LC: ʼasaṃ • BGN/PCGN: ăthan • Okell: ăthañ

Noun

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အသံ (a.sam)

  1. voice
  2. sound, noise

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əsɔm/ [1]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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အသံ (ʼasaṃ)

  1. edict, government order, verdict[1]
  2. authority, ability to influence events[1]
    အဲအသံနွံစညိညကီုရ။[1]
    ʼoa ʼasaṃ nwaṃca ñiña kiuṃra.
    I have a little influence.
  3. sound[1][2]

Noun

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အသံ (ʼasaṃ)

  1. a kind of medicinal plant.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  2. ^ R. Halliday (1922) A Mon-English Dictionary[2], Bangkok: Siam Society, page 18