တည်

Burmese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pali tinduka (“Diospyros malabarica”), from Sanskrit तिन्दुक (tinduka, “Diospyros malabarica”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: တယ်
• IPA^(key): /tɛ̀/
• Romanization: MLCTS: tany • ALA-LC: taññʻ • BGN/PCGN: tè • Okell: te

Noun

တည် • (tany)

1. Diospyros burmanica, a species of persimmon

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: တီ
• IPA^(key): /tì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: tany • ALA-LC: taññʻ • BGN/PCGN: ti • Okell: ti

Verb

တည် • (tany)

1. to place (on a fire or stove top for cooking)
2. to depend on

Etymology 3

Verb

တည် • (tany)

1. to build

Derived terms

• တည်ထောင် (tanyhtaung)

 

Further reading

• “တည်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 456.
• “တည်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.