တယ်

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Burmese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • သ (sa.) (used before other particles)
  • သည် (sany) (literary)

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: တယ်, ဒယ်
  • IPA(key): /tɛ̀/, /dɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tai • ALA-LC: tayʻ • BGN/PCGN: tè/dè • Okell: te/te
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Particle

တယ် • (tai)

  1. (colloquial) marks a realis verb in the present or past tense
    ဒီနေ့ ကျွန်တော် လာပါတယ်။
    dine. kywantau lapatai||
    I came today.
Usage notes

The voiceless variant /tɛ̀/ occurs after /ʔ/; the voiced variant /dɛ̀/ after a vowel or /ɴ/.

Synonyms
  • သည် (sany) (formal, literary)
  • ၏ (e) (formal, literary)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *taj (“big”). Cognate with Chinese 大 (“great, big”). Compare with Korean 대 (dae, “big”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

တယ် • (tai)

  1. (literary) very
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