တည်း

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dan ~ daj (“single, one, whole, only”). Cognate with Lashi da (“one”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respellings: ထဲ, ဒဲ
• IPA^(key): /tʰɛ́/, /dɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: tany: • ALA-LC: taññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: htè:/dè: • Okell: htè/htè

Usage notes

The voiceless variant /tʰɛ́/ occurs after /ʔ/; the voiced variant /dɛ́/ after vowels and /ɴ/.

Adverb

တည်း • (tany:)

1. only

References

• “တည်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• “တည်း” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.