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Burmese
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali Takkasilā, in reference to the historical center of learning at Taxila, located in modern-day Pakistan. Doublet of တက္ကသီလာ (takka.sila, “Taxila”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: တက်က'သို
- IPA(key): /tɛʔkəθò/
- Romanization: MLCTS: takka.suil • ALA-LC: takkasuilʻ • BGN/PCGN: tetkătho • Okell: teʔkăthou
Noun
တက္ကသိုလ် • (takka.suil)
- university; institute of higher learning
- (historical) In colonial times, a title for writers, artists, and photographers who had studied university. The title was used in front of their pen names.
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