ᥖᥦᥢᥱ

Tai Nüa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛn˩˩/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mandarin 店 (diàn).

Noun

ᥖᥦᥢᥱ (tǎen) (1963 orthography ᥖᥦᥢ̌)

1. shop; store

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 電／电 (diàn).

Noun

ᥖᥦᥢᥱ (tǎen) (1963 orthography ᥖᥦᥢ̌)

1. electricity

Etymology 3

Compare Shan တႅၼ်ႇ (tèn, “to strike; to beat”).

Verb

ᥖᥦᥢᥱ (tǎen) (1963 orthography ᥖᥦᥢ̌)

1. to hit; to strike
2. to have sexual intercourse; to copulate

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Mandarin 墊／垫 (diàn).

Verb

ᥖᥦᥢᥱ (tǎen) (1963 orthography ᥖᥦᥢ̌)

1. to pay in advance for somebody as a favour that is to be reimbursed later