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ထမ်း

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See also: တမ်း

Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tam (to carry on shoulder), which appears to be an areal word. Cognate with Old Chinese (OC *taːm, *taːms, “idem”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʰáɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htam: • ALA-LC: thamʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: htan: • Okell: htàñ

Verb

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ထမ်း (htam:)

  1. to carry on the shoulder
  2. to carry with a shoulder-yoke
  3. to serve (duty)

Derived terms

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Classifier

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ထမ်း (htam:)

  1. numerical classifier for counting loads carried with a shoulder pole (yoke)

Further reading

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