တွင်း

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Burmese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /twɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: twang: • ALA-LC: tvaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: twin: • Okell: twìñ

Noun

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တွင်း (twang:)

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

Postposition

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တွင်း (twang:)

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

References

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