ဒါယကာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali dāyaka, from Sanskrit दायक (dāyaka, “donor”), from the root दा (dā, “to give”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဒါယ'ကာ
  • IPA(key): /dàjəkà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: daya.ka • ALA-LC: dāyakā • BGN/PCGN: dayăka • Okell: dayăka

Noun

ဒါယကာ • (daya.ka)

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

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