တည်း

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See also: တည်, and တည့်

Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respellings: ထဲ, ဒဲ
  • IPA(key): /tʰɛ́/, /dɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tany: • ALA-LC: taññʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: htè:/dè: • Okell: htè/htè

Usage notes

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The voiceless variant /tʰɛ́/ occurs after /ʔ/; the voiced variant /dɛ́/ after vowels and /ɴ/.

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (tâñ "remain for a while, lodge, detain; compare"), and not mentioned by Luce. Is this derived from တည် (tany, “to set in place”)?”

Alternative forms

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Verb

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တည်း • (tany:)

  1. to put up at, lodge
  2. to tack or tie things together
  3. to edit
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dan ~ daj (“single, one, whole, only”). Cognate with Lashi da (“one”), as well as Old Chinese 但 (OC *daːn, *daːnʔ, *daːns, “only; but”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “source? STEDT doesn't list Burmese tâñ "only, no more" as a descendant of *(d/t)a(n/y). Luce gives Old Chinese 單 (OC *taːn, *djan, *djanʔ, *djans, “single, alone”) as a cognate.[1]”

Adverb

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တည်း • (tany:)

  1. only

Particle

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တည်း • (tany:)

  1. suffix to a numerical classifier, meaning only that many; no more no less
  2. sentence final marker in literary prose

References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AÑ Finals (32. Only (after numerals); No more than)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 62

Further reading

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