ထား

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ta-t (“to put, to place”). Cognate with Tibetan སྟད (stad, “to put on, to lay on”), སྟ་གོན (sta gon, “preparation, arrangement”), Old Chinese 著 (OC *taʔ, *tas, *da, *taɡ, *daɡ, “to touch”) (STEDT).

• IPA^(key): /tʰá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hta: • ALA-LC: thāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hta: • Okell: htà

ထား • (hta:)

1. to put (place something somewhere)
2. to keep
3. to set aside
4. to consider

ထား • (hta:)

1. particle indicating the present continuous condition of the preceding verb
2. particle indicating prior action

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