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Burmese
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဇ'ဂ
- IPA(key): /zəɡa̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ca.ka. • ALA-LC: caka • BGN/PCGN: zăga. • Okell: săká
Etymology 1
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Noun
စက • (ca.ka.)
- middling quality, size; neither here nor there; neither short nor long.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From လက်စက (lakca.ka.), or 'three-quarter sleeve.' Conversely, Hokkien settlers were associated with merchant trade, hence the name လက်ရှည် (lakhrany), while Cantonese and Toisanese settlers were associated with manual labour, hence the name လက်တို (laktui).
Proper noun
စက • (ca.ka.)
- Hakka
Further reading
- “စက” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
2016, Yi Li, “Governing the Chinese in multi-ethnic colonial Burma between the 1890s and 1920s”, in South East Asia Research, volume 24, number 1, →ISSN, pages 135–154: