အသံ

အသံ

See also: အသား, အသီး, အသီ, and အံသၣ်

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-) +‎ သံ (sam), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(j)am-s

Pronunciation

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

Noun

အသံ • (a.sam)

1. voice

Derived terms

• အသံထွက် (a.samhtwak)

Further reading

• “အသံ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 117.
• “အသံ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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Mon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əsɔm/ [1]

• (file)

Noun

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

အသံ (ʼasaṃ)

1. a kind of medicinal plant.

References

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