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U+1011, ထ
MYANMAR LETTER THA

[U+1010]
Myanmar
[U+1012]

Translingual

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Etymology

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From the Brahmi letter 𑀣 (tha), possibly ultimately from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓄤.

Letter

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Writing ထ
  1. Tha, a letter of the Mon–Burmese script.

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʰa̰/
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Etymology 1

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Letter

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(hta.)

  1. Tha, the 18th letter of the Burmese alphabet.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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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 (thaʼ "arise, get up, grow up ( cf. tak, ə-thak )"). Luce's comparison with Old Chinese (OC *taːns, “dawn”) appears phonetically unconvincing.[1]

Verb

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(hta.)

  1. to get up, rise, stand
  2. to rise
  3. to act up, misbehave, be rampant
  4. to erupt, have an outbreak of something, appear on some surface
  5. to sprout, thrive

Particle

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(hta.)

  1. particle prefixed to the adjectival particle သော (sau:) to lend elegance to a statement

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981), “-A Finals (47. to Arise; Royal verbal suffix)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 3

Further reading

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Mon

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(transliteration needed) (no case)

  1. Tha, the seventeenth consonant of the Mon alphabet.

Noun

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(tha)

  1. kind, pattern, verbal affix.

S'gaw Karen

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Letter

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(hṭa)

  1. Tha, the 11th letter of the S'gaw Karen alphabet, called ထးတဃံာ် (hṭä ta xeẹ) in S'gaw Karen.

Shan

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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(thǎ)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Western Pwo

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(transliteration needed)

  1. The 12th letter of the Western Pwo alphabet, called ထၭ in Western Pwo.