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{{Expand Burmese|ထိုင်မသိမ်း|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox clothing type
| name          = Htaingmathein
| image_file    = File:Burmese lady in traditional costume in the 1890s.jpg
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| caption       = In this colonial-era photo, a Burmese woman is dressed in a ''yinkhan'' (bodice), and ''htaingmathein'' (jacket).
| type          = [[Jacket]]
| material      = Various<br/>(inc. [[satin]], [[lace]], [[silk]], [[cotton]])
| location      = [[Myanmar]] (Burma)
| manufacturer  = 
| url           = 
}}

'''''Htaingmathein''''' ({{langx|my|ထိုင်မသိမ်း}}; {{IPA-my|tʰàɪɴməθéɪɴ}}) is the name of a traditional Burmese buttonless hip-length [[jacket]], sometimes with flared bottoms and embroidered sequins. ''Htaingmathein'' in Burmese literally means "does not gather while sitting," referring to the fact that the tight-fitting jacket does not crumple up when sitting. This jacket was popular among the aristocratic classes during the [[Konbaung dynasty]], and is now most commonly worn by females as part of a [[wedding dress]], or as traditional dance costume. The ''htaingmathein'' is worn over a bodice called ''yinkhan'' ({{my|ရင်ခံ}}, {{IPA-my|jɪ̀ɴkʰàɴ|}}). Historically, the ''htaingmathein'' also had a pair of pendulous appendages on both sides called ''kalano'' ({{my|ကုလားနို့}}).

==Gallery==

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File:A Burmese lady in 1907.jpg
File:A Burmese Lady, photograph by Philip Adolphe Klier.jpg
File:Zwei Birmaninnen höheren Stands im Tamein. (Phot. M. Ferrars.).jpg
File:Daw Mya Sein at London.jpg
File:Hoftracht in Birma. (Phot. M. Ferrars.).jpg
</gallery>

==See also==
{{commonscat|Htaingmathein}}
*[[Burmese clothing]]
*[[Kebaya]]

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[[Category:Burmese clothing]]
[[Category:Jackets]]