တွင်း
Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t/duŋ. Cognate with Chinese 中 (“middle”).
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.