တွင်း
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- IPA(key): /twɪ́ɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: twang: • ALA-LC: tvaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: twin: • Okell: twìñ
Noun[edit]
တွင်း • (twang:)
Postposition[edit]
တွင်း • (twang:)
- postpositional marker suffixed to a noun to indicate temporal or locative case (equivalent in usage to preposition 'within')
References[edit]
- “တွင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.