ဒကာမ
Burmese
Etymology
ဒကာ (da.ka) + -မ (-ma.), the former element from Pali dāyaka.
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဒ'ဂါမ
- IPA(key): /dəɡàma̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: da.kama. • ALA-LC: dakāma • BGN/PCGN: dăgama. • Okell: dăkamá
Noun
ဒကာမ • (da.kama.)
- female donor
- (honorific) term of address used by monks to female laypersons
Synonyms
- ဒါယိကာ (dayi.ka)
Coordinate terms
- ဒကာ (da.ka)
Further reading
- “ဒကာမ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.