ထီးတင်

Burmese

Etymology

ထီး (hti:) +‎ တင် (tang)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰítɪ̀ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hti:tang • ALA-LC: thīʺtaṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: hti:tin • Okell: htìtiñ

Verb

ထီးတင် • (hti:tang)

1. (Buddhism) to crown a pagoda with an ornamental umbrella

Descendants

• → Shan: တၢင်ႇထီး (tàang thíi)

Further reading

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