Save Type Political Subdivision & Other Usage Thai, Mon Scripts ตะนาวศรี(Thai) ဏၚ်ကသဳ, တနၚ်သြဳ(Mon) Meaning & History Thai and Mon form of Tanintharyi, which is both a province and a town in southern Myanmar, from the Malay name Tanah Sari, which is itself derived from tanah meaning “land” and sari meaning “essence”.