ဒကာ

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Burmese

Alternative forms

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:ka

Noun

ဒကာ (da.ka)

  1. (honorific) term of address used by monks to laymen
  2. donor (male)

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Descendants

  • Shan: တၵႃႇ (tǎ kàa)

Further reading

Mon

Etymology

From Burmese ဒကာ (da.ka).

Pronunciation

Noun

ဒကာ (transliteration needed)

  1. (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.