တယ်
Burmese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- Phonetic respellings: တယ်, ဒယ်
- IPA(key): /tɛ̀/, /dɛ̀/
- Romanization: MLCTS: tai • ALA-LC: tayʻ • BGN/PCGN: tè/dè • Okell: te/te
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Particle edit
တယ် • (tai)
- (colloquial) marks a realis verb in the present or past tense
- ဒီနေ့ ကျွန်တော် လာပါတယ်။
- dine. kywantau lapatai||
- I came today.
Usage notes edit
The voiceless variant /tɛ̀/ occurs after /ʔ/; the voiced variant /dɛ̀/ after a vowel or /ɴ/.
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *taj (“big”). Cognate with Chinese 大 (“great, big”). Compare with Korean 대 (dae, “big”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /tɛ̀/
- Romanization: MLCTS: tai • ALA-LC: tayʻ • BGN/PCGN: tè • Okell: te
Adverb edit
တယ် • (tai)