ရင်

See also:ရှင့်,ရှင်,andရောင်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/jɪ̀ɴ/
Romanization:MLCTS: rang •ALA-LC: raṅʻ •BGN/PCGN: yin •Okell: yiñ

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Etymology 1

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FromProto-Sino-Tibetan*C-rəŋ. Cognate withTibetanབྲང(brang,“chest, breast”),Old Chinese膺 (OC*qɯŋ, “idem”).

Noun

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ရင်• (rang)

breast,chest

Colloquial form ofလျှင်(hlyang).

Conjunction

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ရင်• (rang)

(colloquial)if
- 2006, Gene Mesher, Burmese for Beginners, p. 111:
  အဲဒီကို သွားရင် ဘယ် လောက်လဲ။
  ai:dikui swa:rang bhai lauklai:||
  If [we] go there, how much?

Synonyms

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က(ka.)
လျှင်(hlyang)(literary)
အကယ်၍(a.kairwe)

Derived terms

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ဒါဖြင့်ရင်(dahprang.rang)

Etymology 3

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)