ဒကာ
Burmese
Alternative forms
- တကာ (obsolete)
Etymology
From Pali dāyaka.
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဒ'ဂါ
- IPA(key): /dəɡà/
- Romanization: MLCTS: da.ka • ALA-LC: dakā • BGN/PCGN: dăga • Okell: dăka
Noun
ဒကာ • (da.ka)
- (honorific) term of address used by monks to laymen
Synonyms
- ဒါယကာ (daya.ka)
Coordinate terms
- ဒကာမ (da.kama.)
Descendants
- → Shan: တၵႃႇ (tǎ kàa)
Further reading
- “ဒကာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon
Etymology
From Burmese ဒကာ (da.ka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /həka/
Noun
ဒကာ (transliteration needed)
- (honorific) term of address used by monks to laymen
References
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.