ဒိန်ချဉ်

ဒိန်ချဉ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दही (dahī, “curd, yogurt”) + ချဉ် (hkyany, “sour; acid”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဒိန်ဂျဉ်
• IPA^(key): /dèɪɴd͡ʑɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: dinhkyany • ALA-LC: dinʻkhyañʻ • BGN/PCGN: dein-gyin • Okell: deiñhciñ

Noun

ဒိန်ချဉ် • (dinhkyany)

1. milk curd, yogurt

References

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