තං
Pali
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Etymology 1
Adverb
තං
- Sinhala script form of taṃ (“there”)
- Sinhala script form of taṃ (“therefore”)
- c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Yamakavagga, page 26; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya[1], Colombo, 2009:
- 3. අක්කොච්ඡි මං අවධි මං අජිනි මං අහාසි මෙ
යෙ තං උපනය්හන්ති වෙරං තෙසං න සම්මති- 3. akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ ajini maṃ ahāsi me
ye taṃ upanayhanti veraṃ tesaṃ na sammati - He abused me, he struck me, he defeated me, he robbed me.
Hatred does not subside for those who nurse grudges thus.
- 3. akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ ajini maṃ ahāsi me
Pronoun
තං
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is accusative singular of ත (ta, “he, it”)
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is nominative/accusative singular of ත (ta, “it”)
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is accusative singular of තා (tā, “she, it”)
Adjective
තං
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is accusative singular masculine/feminine of ත (ta, “that”)
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is nominative/accusative singular neuter of ත (ta, “that”)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
තං