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တောင်း

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /táʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: taung: • ALA-LC: toṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: taung: • Okell: taùñ

Etymology 1

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The "-verse" suffix sense is extracted from ဆောင်တောင်း (hcaungtaung:, “world; universe”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Further etymology not given by STEDT (toṅ: "basket (generic)"), and Luce adduces no cognates.[1] Though the word bears resemblance to Chinese 桶 (tǒng, “pail, bucket”) and other comparanda listed on its page, the Old Chinese pronunciation of 桶 (OC *l̥ʰoːŋʔ, *l'oːŋʔ) doesn't seem very similar.”

Noun

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တောင်း • (taung:)

  1. basket

Suffix

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တောင်း • (taung:)

  1. forming compound nouns denoting the fictional world of a given character, television series etc.: -verse

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (tôŋ "verb. affix, intensive), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Particle

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တောင်း • (taung:)

  1. particle which serves to emphasize the verb or adjective preceding it

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t(j)u(ŋ/n) (“short”). Cognate with Tibetan ཐུང (thung, “short”), as well as possibly Old Chinese 短 (OC *toːnʔ, “short”) (STEDT).

Adjective

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တောင်း • (taung:)

  1. short

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Etymology 4

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Further etymology not given by STEDT (tôŋ "ask for, demand"), and Luce adduces no cognates.[2]”

Verb

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တောင်း • (taung:)

  1. to ask for (something)

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (36. Basket)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 86
  2. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (35. to Ask for, Pray)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 86

Further reading

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