တန်း

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Etymology disputed; candidate roots include Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t(r)waŋ (straight; straighten), Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-tjak/ŋ ~ tik/ŋ (good; very; real; straight), and Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l-(t/d)jam (to fill, flat). Compare also with Old Chinese (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs, “upright”).

The "form, class, grade" sense is considered equivalent with the "straight" sense by MED, and neither STEDT nor Luce 1981 mention this sense. That said, note similarities to (OC *doːns, “section; grade, level”) for the "class, grade" sense.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /táɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tan: • ALA-LC: tanʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: tan: • Okell: tàñ

Adjective

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တန်း (tan:)

  1. straight

Verb

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တန်း (tan:)

  1. to stretch something out or lay out in a straight line
  2. to head straight for
  3. (in personal relationships) to become cold and distant
  4. to remain at a certain level or degree without fluctuation

Noun

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တန်း (tan:)

  1. a bar, stick, rod etc. placed horizontally at a certain height
  2. a rope, wire etc. stretched across at a certain height
  3. a row, column, line
  4. form
  5. class, grade, standard
    ပဉ္စမတန်းpanyca.ma.tan:Grade-5
  6. a row of cells in a prison

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Jingpho: tan
  • Mon: တန်

Further reading

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