စောင့်

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Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *dzawŋ (to wait, watch for). Cognate with Mizo tsoŋ (id) (STEDT). STEDT apparently considers the Tibeto-Burman root to be possibly related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-klawŋ (to guard, tend cattle, graze, be at leisure) (whence ကျောင်း (kyaung:, to look after, tend)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa̰ʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: caung. • ALA-LC: coṅʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: saung. • Okell: saúñ

Verb

စောင့် (caung.)

  1. to wait for, travel, trip
  2. to keep guard; watch over; adhere to, observe
  3. to control; restrain

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