Etymology

chinthe

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Today it means: A leograph that is often seen at the entrances of Southeast Asian pagodas and temples Full definition →

Burmese ခြင်္သေ့
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The story

  1. Burmese · borrowed fromခြင်္သေ့“lion”
  2. English todaychinthe

Borrowed from Burmese ခြင်္သေ့ (hkrangse., “lion”), pronounced /t͡ɕʰɪ̀ɴðḛ/.

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