Where does “ဆန့်ကျင်” come from?
ဆန့်ကျင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကျင် — to pan for gold.
ဆန့်ကျင် (Burmese): to oppose, be against, contradict, be contrary, be adverse
Definitions
- to oppose, be against, contradict, be contrary, be adverse
Ancestry of “ဆန့်ကျင်”, step by step
ဆန့်ကျင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ကျင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကျင် | to pan for gold |
via Burmese ဆန့်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဆန့် | to stretch out, straighten out, extend |