မဟာသာဝက
Burmese
Etymology
မဟာ (ma.ha, “great”) + သာဝက (sawa.ka., “disciple”), borrowed from Pali mahāsāvaka.
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: မ'ဟာသာဝ'က
- IPA(key): /məhàθàwəka̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ma.hasawa.ka. • ALA-LC: mahāsāvaka • BGN/PCGN: măhathawăka. • Okell: măhathawăká
Noun
မဟာသာဝက • (ma.hasawa.ka.)
- (Buddhism) main disciple of the Buddha
Further reading
- “မဟာသာဝက” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.