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The voiceless variant /tʰɛ́/ occurs after /ʔ/; the voiced variant /dɛ́/ after vowels and /ɴ/.
Etymology 1
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (tâñ "remain for a while, lodge, detain; compare"), and not mentioned by Luce. Is this derived from တည်(tany, “to set in place”)?”
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). Luce gives Old Chinese單 (OC *taːn, *djan, *djanʔ, *djans, “single, alone”) as a cognate.[1]”
^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AÑ Finals (32. Only (after numerals); No more than)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 62