Where does “တၫ့” come from?
တၫ့ (Western Pwo) comes from Burmese တင်း — unit of measure for grain, i.e. a basket which holds sixteen ပြည်s of grain (approximately a bushel).
တၫ့ (Western Pwo): basket to measure out one တၫ့
Definitions
- basket to measure out one တၫ့
Ancestry of “တၫ့”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တင်း | unit of measure for grain, i.e. a basket which holds sixteen ပြည်s of grain (approximately a bushel) |