ထောင်
Burmese
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /tʰàʊɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: htaung • ALA-LC: thoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: htaung • Okell: htauñ
Etymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (thoŋ "prison, jail"), nor by Luce.[1]”)
Noun
editထောင် • (htaung)
Derived terms
edit- ခြင်ထောင် (hkranghtaung)
- အကျဉ်းထောင် (a.kyany:htaung)
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editထောင် • (htaung)
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-toŋ.
Numeral
editSynonyms
edit- တစ်ထောင် (tachtaung)
References
edit- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (> 41. Prison)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 86
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-OṄ Finals (> 42. to Erect; Prick up the ears; to Listen, Obey)”, 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
edit- “ထောင်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.