တာန်
Mon edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Burmese တန်း (tan:).
Noun edit
တာန် (tān)
- standard grade in school and in school examination system.
- အဲအံၚ်ကၠုၚ်စှ်တာန်။
- ʼoa ʼaṃṅ kluṅ chtān.
- I passed the tenth standard.
Etymology 2 edit
From English ton, Cognate with Thai ตัน (dtan).
Noun edit
တာန် (tān)
- ton (unit of weight).
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
တာန် (tān)
- to plait twill of bamboo cane or similar material.
Etymology 4 edit
Borrowed from Burmese တန် (tan).
Verb edit
တာန် (tān)
- to be worth.
- ယာတ်ဏံစှ်ဟွံတာန်။
- yāt ṇaṃ ch hwaṃtān.
- This piece of clothes not worth ten rupees.
References edit
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.