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Burmese
Etymology
Shortening of ဒါယကာ (daya.ka).
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
- donor (male)
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Mon
Etymology
From Burmese ဒကာ (da.ka).
Pronunciation
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.