ဝန်ထောက်

Burmese

Etymology

ဝန် (wan) +‎ ထောက် (htauk)

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဝန်ဒေါက်
  • IPA(key): /wʊ̀ɴdaʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: wanhtauk • ALA-LC: vanʻthokʻ • BGN/PCGN: wundauk • Okell: wuñhtauʔ

Noun

ဝန်ထောက် • (wanhtauk)

  1. (historical) deputy of a ဝန်ကြီး (wankri:) during the pre-colonial era
  2. (historical) gazetted officer of sub-divisional rank in colonial era

Descendants

  • → Lai: vuanthok


Further reading

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