တည်
Burmese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Pali tinduka (“Diospyros malabarica”), from Sanskrit तिन्दुक (tinduka, “Diospyros malabarica”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: တယ်
- IPA(key): /tɛ̀/
- Romanization: MLCTS: tany • ALA-LC: taññʻ • BGN/PCGN: tè • Okell: te
Noun
တည် • (tany)
- Diospyros burmanica, a species of persimmon
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: တီ
- IPA(key): /tì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: tany • ALA-LC: taññʻ • BGN/PCGN: ti • Okell: ti
Verb
တည် • (tany)
- to place (on a fire or stove top for cooking)
- to depend on
Verb
တည် • (tany)
- to build
Derived terms
- တည်ထောင် (tanyhtaung)
Further reading
- “တည်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 456.
- “တည်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.