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Burmese
Etymology
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Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (tañʼ "straightforward, direct, even level"). Luce adduces Old Chinese 正 (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs, “straight”) as a cognate.[1]”
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Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: တေည့်
- IPA(key): /tḛɲ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: tany. • ALA-LC: taññʻʹ • BGN/PCGN: teny. • Okell: teíny
Verb
တည့် • (tany.)
- to be straight
- (of people) to be compatible, agree, be on good terms
Particle
တည့် • (tany.)
- sentence final marker in literary prose
- particle serving to emphasize the word or phrase preceding it
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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
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