Talaing
Talaing proper noun: mon.
Proper noun
Talaing
- Mon.
Noun
Talaing (plural Talaings or Talaing)
- Mon.
- The Talaings in Burma, who retain the use of their own language and keep up their separate nationality , are found chiefly in the Thaton and Amherst districts. In Siam they are found chiefly on the Menam and Meklawng rivers, living in separate villages and maintaining their own customs.1917, Robert Halliday, The Talaings, →OCLC, page 2
- Today the Mon-speaking Talaing still occupy parts of southern Burma.1977, Gordon T. Bowles, The People of Asia (Peoples of the World Series), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 191
Adjective
Talaing (comparative more Talaing, superlative most Talaing)
- Mon.
- EINGSAUNG
In the folk beliefs of the Burman and Talaing people of Burma, these nats are benevolent house guardians that dwell in the south corner of the home in a post decorated with leaves. They are propitiated with offerings of coconuts.1996, Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia of the Little People, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 98
- EINGSAUNG
Synonyms of Talaing
Forms of Talaing
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Talaings |
| plural | Talaing |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Talaing |
| superlative | most Talaing |
Origin of Talaing
Borrowed from Burmese တလိုင်း (ta.luing:).
Questions about Talaing
- What does Talaing mean?
- Talaing means mon.
- What part of speech is Talaing?
- Talaing can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
Words near Talaing in the dictionary
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