တုန်း

Burmese

Etymology

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Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. Bears some vague similarities to Old Chinese 待 (OC *dɯːʔ, “to wait”) and 動 (OC *doːŋʔ, “to move, act”), though probably not related to either.”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tóʊɴ/
Romanization: MLCTS: tun: • ALA-LC: tunʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ton: • Okell: toùñ

Conjunction

တုန်း • (tun:)

while

Particle