ᥖᥦᥢᥱ
Tai Nüa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛn˩˩/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Mandarin 店 (diàn).
Noun
ᥖᥦᥢᥱ (tǎen) (old orthography ᥖᥦᥢ̌)
- shop; store
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Mandarin 電/电 (diàn).
Noun
ᥖᥦᥢᥱ (tǎen) (old orthography ᥖᥦᥢ̌)
- electricity
Etymology 3
Compare Shan တႅၼ်ႇ (tèn, “to strike; to beat”).
Verb
ᥖᥦᥢᥱ (tǎen) (old orthography ᥖᥦᥢ̌)
- to hit; to strike
- to have sexual intercourse; to copulate
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Mandarin 墊/垫 (diàn).
Verb
ᥖᥦᥢᥱ (tǎen) (old orthography ᥖᥦᥢ̌)
- to pay in advance for somebody as a favour that is to be reimbursed later