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တိုင်း

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See also: တိုင်

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /táɪɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tuing: • ALA-LC: tuiṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: taing: • Okell: taìñ

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't appear to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. As a word with a final -uing, it's likely to be a Mon loanword.”

Verb

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တိုင်း (tuing:)

  1. to measure, gauge, compare
  2. to abuse by reference to immodest things
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't appear to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981. As a word with a final -uing, it's likely to be a Mon loanword.”

Particle

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တိုင်း (tuing:)

  1. particle suffixed to nouns to convey the sense "every"

Conjunction

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တိုင်း (tuing:)

  1. whenever
  2. what, whatever
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Mon ဍုၚ် (town, state)

Noun

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တိုင်း (tuing:)

  1. division (administrative unit)
  2. military command
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Further reading

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