တာန်

Mon

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tan/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Burmese တန်း (tan:).

Noun

တာန် (tān)

  1. standard grade in school and in school examination system.
    အဲအံၚ်ကၠုၚ်စှ်တာန်။
    ʼoa ʼaṃṅ kluṅ chtān.
    I passed the tenth standard.

Etymology 2

From English ton, Cognate with Thai ตัน (dtan).

Noun

တာန် (tān)

  1. ton (unit of weight).

Verb

တာန် (tān)

  1. to plait twill of bamboo cane or similar material.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Burmese တန် (tan).

Verb

တာန် (tān)

  1. to be worth.
    ယာတ်ဏံစှ်ဟွံတာန်။
    yāt ṇaṃ ch hwaṃtān.
    This piece of clothes not worth ten rupees.

References
  • Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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