ဇင်းမယ်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Transliteration of Thai เชียงใหม่ (chiiang-mài).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zɪ́ɴmɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: jang:mai • ALA-LC: jaṅʻʺmayʻ • BGN/PCGN: zin:mè • Okell: zìñme

Proper noun[edit]

ဇင်းမယ် (jang:mai)

  1. (~မြို့) Chiang Mai (a city in northern Thailand)

Usage notes[edit]

ဇင်းမယ် (jang:mai) remains the historically preferred transliteration for "Chiang Mai" in Burmese, while ချင်းမိုင် (hkyang:muing) is a modern day phonetic transcription.