တတ်

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See also: တိတ်, တုတ်, တိုးတိုး, and တံတား

Burmese

Pronunciation

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Usage notes

The voiceless form /taʔ/ occurs after verbs ending in /ʔ/; the voiced form IPA(key): /daʔ/ after verbs ending in a vowel or /ɴ/.

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given an etymology by STEDT (tat "know how, be skilled in"). Luce gives Old Chinese 達 (OC *tʰaːd, *daːd, “to thoroughly understand, reach”) as a cognate,[1] though STEDT derives the Chinese from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dat (“alive”). Perhaps there's a connection, or perhaps not?”

Verb

တတ် • (tat)

  1. to know (how to do something)
  2. to be able to
    ဗမာစကား ပြောတတ်သလား။
    ba.maca.ka: prau:tatsa.la:||
    Can you speak Burmese?
  3. to be clever, be skilled, be qualified, be capable
Usage notes

Placed after the verb it modifies.

Derived terms
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Particle

တတ် • (tat)

  1. particle suffixed to a verb indicating the acquiring of some knowledge, skill, capability, qualification, etc.
  2. particle suffixed to a verb denoting some trait or tendency

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (tat "( verb. affix, closing sentence )"), and doesn't seem to be mentioned in MED. Perhaps a particle formation of Etymology 1.”

Particle

တတ် • (tat)

  1. verbal particle used as sentence final marker, in composition
    Synonym: တည်း (tany:)

References

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

Further reading

  • “တတ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “တတ်, 1; တတ်, 2” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 459.
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