ထင်း

The "firewood" sense is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *təŋ (“pine; fir”); compare Old Chinese 蒸 (OC *kljɯŋ, “brushwood”).

The other senses of "to stain" and "to be conspicuous" are likely related to each other, though whether they are related to the "firewood" sense (perhaps via sense development "burnt firewood" > "conspicuous sign of a camp" > "stain") is unclear. MED groups them together, however. Alternatively, they are etymologically separate, and instead related to ထင် (htang, “to be visible”).

• IPA^(key): /tʰɪ́ɴ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: htang: • ALA-LC: thaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: htin: • Okell: htìñ

ထင်း • (htang:)

1. (same as ထင်ရှား (htanghra:)) to be distinctly visible, be evident, conspicuous
2. to stain

ထင်း • (htang:)

1. firewood

(Note that MED groups all senses together)

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

From Proto-Karen *thaŋᴮ (“to ascend”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ထီၣ် (hṭaẁ).

• IPA^(key): [tʰɑ̃ɔ̯̃˥˥]

ထင်း (tháɴ)

1. (intransitive) to ascend
2. (intransitive) to climb
3. (intransitive) to enter
4. (intransitive) to have a fit; to get a seizure

• A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 197
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ထင်း”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 77

From Proto-Karen *thaŋᴮ (“to ascend”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tVŋ (“rise; raise”).

ထင်း (transliteration needed)

1. to climb