တရုတ်

Burmese

Etymology

Uncertain. Inherited from Old Burmese တရုက် (taruk), with earliest usage dating to A.D 1100 (Bagan era),[1] during which it referred to the territory and a variety of peoples to the north and northeast of Burma. May be derived from 突厥 (Tūjué), the Chinese term for "Turk;" 大理 (dàlǐ), the capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom; or 大月支 (dàyuèzhī) or 大月氏, a Chinese term referring to Mongol-speaking Kushan Huns.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: တ'ရုတ်
  • IPA(key): /təjoʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ta.rut • ALA-LC: tarutʻ • BGN/PCGN: tăyok • Okell: tăyouʔ

Proper noun

တရုတ် • (ta.rut)

  1. China (a cultural region and civilization in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers, taken as a whole under its various dynasties)
  2. China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)
    တရုတ်နိုင်ငံ ― ta.rutnuingngam ― China (country)
  3. Chinese (language)
    တရုတ်စာ ― ta.rutca ― Chinese language (written)
    တရုတ်ဘာသာ ― ta.rutbhasa ― Chinese language
    တရုတ်စကား ― ta.rutca.ka: ― Chinese language

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 德祐 (Déyòu)

References

  1. ^ Hlaeng Htaung Pagoda inscription, 1111

Further reading

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