တွင်း

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t/duŋ or Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dwa(ː)ŋ. Cognate with Chinese 中 (“middle”) or Chinese 洞 (“hole, cave, cavity”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: twang: • ALA-LC: tvaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: twin: • Okell: twìñ

Noun

တွင်း • (twang:)

1. pit, well, burrow, hole (in the ground)

Postposition

တွင်း • (twang:)

1. postpositional marker suffixed to a noun to indicate temporal or locative case (equivalent in usage to preposition 'within')

References

• “တွင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.