christening
/ˈkrɪs(ə)nɪŋ/
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American sound/ˈkrɪs(ə)nɪŋ/
christening
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chris - te - ning -> christening
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ ကလေးငယ်ကို ခရစ်ယာန်ဘာသာဝင်အဖြစ် ရေဖျန်းမင်္ဂလာပြု၍ ကင်ပွန်းတပ်သည်။
The child was christened Mary. Compare BAPTIZE
၂။ ခေါ်သည်။ နာမည်ပေး သည်။
Because of his tough policies he has been christened ‘the Man of Iron’ by the popular press. ❍ They christened the boat ‘The Aurora’.
၃။ (infml ) ပထမအကြိမ် စတင်အသုံးပြုသည်။
Let's have a drink to christen our new wine glasses.
❏ christening /'krÇsnÇŋ/ n ခရစ်ယာန်ဘာသာ ကင်ပွန်းတပ်ပွဲ။ a christening service.
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- [christen] : She was christened ‘Annabel’.
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