တန်း

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /táɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tan: • ALA-LC: tanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: tan: • Okell: tàñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t(r)waŋ (“straight; straighten”) or Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-tjak/ŋ ~ tik/ŋ (“good; very; real; straight”). Compare with Chinese 正 (zheng, “right”).

Adjective

တန်း • (tan:)

  1. straight

Noun

တန်း • (tan:)

  1. form
  2. class; grade
    ပဉ္စမတန်း ― panyca.ma.tan: ― Grade-5
Descendants
  • → Jingpho: tan
  • → Mon: တန်
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