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Burmese
Etymology
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Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ɑ dɔ²² "aunt (paternal)". Burmese-internal affectionate formation, ala "tata" (uncle-type family member) in various languages across the world?”
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Pronunciation
Noun
ဒေါ် • (dau)
- (honorific) Respectful form of address for older women; madam
Coordinate terms
- ကို (kui) (for younger men)
- မ (ma.) (for younger women)
- ဦး (u:) (for older men)
Derived terms
- ဒေါ်ကြီး (dau-kri:, “father or mother’s elder sister”)
- ဒေါ်ဒေါ် (daudau, respectful form of address for older women)
- ဒေါ်လေး (daule:, “father or mother’s younger sister”)
- အဒေါ် (a.dau, “mother’s younger sister”)
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