အချစ်
a.hkyac/ʔət͡ɕʰɪʔ/
In Burmese, 'darling' is expressed as အချစ် (a.hkyac).
The term is used as an affectionate term of address for someone who is very dear to you.
Meaning: often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word အချစ် literally means 'love' (the noun).
Which one should you use?
You can use different forms to vary the level of affection: အချစ်လေး functions like 'darling' or 'sweetie' to sound more tender, whereas အချစ်ရယ် is an emotive vocative used when calling out to a loved one with feeling.
How does it change in a sentence?
To change the function of the word, you can add suffixes: adding the diminutive suffix လေး to the end creates a more affectionate tone and adding the particle ရယ် to the end turns the word into an emotive vocative for calling out to someone.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is a.hkyac.
Did you know?
- In some regional dialects, terms of endearment may be replaced by familial titles like 'sister' or 'brother' even between romantic partners.
- While အချစ် is a common term for 'darling', many Burmese couples historically avoided using such direct terms of affection in public to maintain modesty.
- In Burmese, the root word ချစ် can be used as a verb to mean 'to love' or as an adjective to describe something 'cute' or 'lovely'.
Examples in context
- သူ့ကို အချစ်လို့ ခေါ်ချင်တယ်။thu ko a chit lo khaw chin tal.I want to call him darling.
Example conversation
A couple is deciding what to eat for dinner.
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninအချစ်၊ ဒီနေ့ ဘာစားချင်လဲ။achit, di nay bar sar chin lae.Darling, what do you want to eat today?
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawကျွန်တော် ကြက်သားဟင်း စားချင်တယ်။kyun taw kyet thar hin sar chin tal.I want to eat chicken curry.
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninကောင်းပြီ၊ အဲဒါပဲ စားကြတာပေါ့။kaung pyi, ae dar pal sar kya tar paw.Alright, let's eat that then.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawကျေးဇူးပဲ နှင်းနှင်း။kyay zu pal hnin hnin.Thank you, Hnin Hnin.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry အချစ်, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
