တန်း

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /táɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: tan: • ALA-LC: tanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: tan: • Okell: tàñ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t(r)waŋ (“straight; straighten”) or Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-tjak/ŋ ~ tik/ŋ (“good; very; real; straight”). Compare with Chinese 正 (zheng, “right”).

Adjective

တန်း • (tan:)

1. straight

Etymology 2

Noun

တန်း • (tan:)

1. form
2. class; grade

   ပဉ္စမတန်း ― panyca.ma.tan: ― Grade-5

Descendants

• → Jingpho: tan
• → Mon: တန်