တာန်

Mon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tan/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Burmese တန်း (tan:).

Noun

တာန် (tān)

1. standard grade in school and in school examination system.

   အဲအံၚ်ကၠုၚ်စှ်တာန်။

   ʼoa ʼaṃṅ kluṅ chtān.

   I passed the tenth standard.

Etymology 2

From English ton, Cognate with Thai ตัน (dtan).

Noun

တာန် (tān)

1. ton (unit of weight).

Etymology 3

Verb

တာန် (tān)

1. to plait twill of bamboo cane or similar material.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Burmese တန် (tan).

Verb

တာန် (tān)

1. to be worth.

   ယာတ်ဏံစှ်ဟွံတာန်။

   yāt ṇaṃ ch hwaṃtān.

   This piece of clothes not worth ten rupees.

References

• Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.