တရုတ်

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Burmese

Etymology

Uncertain. Inherited from Old Burmese တရုက် (taruk), with earliest usage dating to A.D 1100 (Bagan era),[1]during which it referred to the territory and a variety of peoples to the north and northeast of Burma. May be derived from 突厥 (Tūjué), the Chinese term for "Turk;" 大理 (dàlǐ), the capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom; or 大月支 (dàyuèzhī) or 大月氏, a Chinese term referring to Mongol-speaking Kushan Huns.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: တ'ရုတ်
  • IPA(key): /təjoʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ta.rut • ALA-LC: tarutʻ • BGN/PCGN: tăyok • Okell: tăyouʔ

Proper noun

တရုတ် (ta.rut)

  1. China, Chinese
    တရုတ်နိုင်ငံta.rutnuingngamChina (country)
    တရုတ်စာta.rutcaChinese language (written)
    တရုတ်ဘာသာta.rutbhasaChinese language
    တရုတ်စကားta.rutca.ka:Chinese language

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chinese: 德祐 (Déyòu)

References

  1. ^ Hlaeng Htaung Pagoda inscription, 1111

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