Saturday, February 12, 2011

How does Burmese-English Dictionary define the meanings of ethnic groups?

(Picture: GuideForMyanmar)


က Ka /ka./ v dance (p.1)။
ခ်င္ Chin /chin/part particle denoting wish or desire to do or have sth (p.71)။
က+ခ်င္ ka+chin (Kachin)= wish or desire to dance

ကယား Kayah /khaja: (kaja:)/ n beaker; jug with beak and handle; vessel with spout and handle; kettle (such as a tea-kettle) (p.5)

ကရင္ Kayin, Karen /kajin/ n thin-walled bamboo, the slender clums of which are used in making the handles of paper umbrellas (p.6)

ခ်င္း Chin /gyin:/ n ginger (p.71)

ဗမာ Bamar /bamar/ n one of the suites in the three-deck domino game (p.311)

မြန္ Mon /mun/ pron [obs] term of address used among women (p.375)

ရခိုင္ Rakhine /jakhain/ n name of a species of banana (p.389)

ရွမ္း Shan /shan:/ n suit of dominoes in a three-deck domino game (p.421)

Reference: Myanmar-English Dictionary. Published by Department of the Myanmar Language Commission. Ministry of Education. Union of Myanmar. (9th Edition). 2008.

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