တွင်း

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t/duŋ or Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dwa(ː)ŋ. Cognate with Chinese 中 (“middle”) or Chinese 洞 (“hole, cave, cavity”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /twɪ́ɴ/

Romanization: MLCTS: twang: • ALA-LC: tvaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: twin: • Okell: twìñ

Noun

တွင်း • (twang:)

pit, well, burrow, hole (in the ground)

Postposition

တွင်း • (twang:)

postpositional marker suffixed to a noun to indicate temporal or locative case (equivalent in usage to preposition 'within')

References

“တွင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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