တည်း

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dan ~ daj (“single, one, whole, only”). Cognate with Lashi da (“one”), as well as Old Chinese 但 (OC *daːn, *daːnʔ, *daːns, “only; but”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “source? STEDT doesn't list Burmese tâñ "only, no more" as a descendant of *(d/t)a(n/y).”)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respellings: ထဲ, ဒဲ
• IPA^(key): /tʰɛ́/, /dɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: tany: • ALA-LC: taññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: htè:/dè: • Okell: htè/htè

Usage notes

The voiceless variant /tʰɛ́/ occurs after /ʔ/; the voiced variant /dɛ́/ after vowels and /ɴ/.

Adverb

တည်း • (tany:)

1. only

References

• “တည်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• “တည်း” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.