တည့်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (tañʼ "straightforward, direct, even level"). Luce adduces Old Chinese (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs, “straight”) as a cognate.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tḭ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tany. • ALA-LC: taññʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: ti. • Okell:
  • Phonetic respelling: တေည့်
  • IPA(key): /tḛɲ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tany. • ALA-LC: taññʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: teny. • Okell: teíny

Verb

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တည့် (tany.)

  1. to be straight
  2. (of people) to be compatible, agree, be on good terms

Particle

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တည့် (tany.)

  1. sentence final marker in literary prose
  2. particle serving to emphasise the word or phrase preceding it

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AÑ Finals (30. Straight; Vertical)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 62

Further reading

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