တောင်
Burmese
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /tàʊɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: taung • ALA-LC: toṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: taung • Okell: tauñ
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m/r-duŋ, perhaps cognate with Chinese 冢 (zhǒng).
Noun
editတောင် • (taung) (classifier လုံး or တောင်)
Derived terms
edit- မီးတောင် (mi:taung, “volcano”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editတောင် • (taung)
Coordinate terms
edit- (compass points)
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Etymology 3
editNoun
editတောင် • (taung) (classifier တောင်)
- a cubit (18 inches; 45.72 cm)
- ပိတ် နှစ်တောင် ― pit hnactaung ― two cubits of (cotton) cloth
Verb
editတောင် • (taung)
- to measure by the cubit
See also
editSee Appendix:Burmese units of measure.
Etymology 4
editAdverb
editတောင် • (taung)
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