Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʰàʊɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htaung • ALA-LC: thoṅʻ • BGN/PCGN: htaung • Okell: htauñ

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ထောင် (htaung)

  1. prison
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Descendants
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  • Shan: ထွင်ႇ (thàung)
  • Mon: ထံၚ်

Verb

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ထောင် (htaung)

  1. to stand
  2. to set up
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-toŋ.

Numeral

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ထောင် (htaung) (digit ၁၀၀၀)

  1. thousand
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References

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