တင်း

• IPA^(key): /tɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: tang: • ALA-LC: taṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: tin: • Okell: tìñ

တင်း • (tang:)

1. unit of measure for grain, i.e. a basket which holds sixteen ပြည် (prany)s of grain (approximately a bushel)

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(d/t)aŋ (“tense, tight”); see Old Chinese 張 (OC *taŋ, *taŋs, “to stretch, string a bow”) for more (STEDT, Hill, 2019).

တင်း • (tang:)

1. to make taut, be tight
2. to stand firm
3. to add weight or make an adjustment to balance things
4. to be less in weight or value (by a sixteenth, an eighth, a quarter, etc. as indicated by the preceding denomination)

• “တင်း” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.