အခေါ်အဝေါ်

Burmese

Etymology

အခေါ် (a.hkau, “term, name, summons”) + a term အဝေါ် (a.wau) found only in this compound, from အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ဝေါ် (wau, “term of unclear interpretation and origin”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ခေါ်အ'ဝေါ်
  • IPA(key): /ʔəkʰɔ̀ʔəwɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkaua.wau • ALA-LC: ʼakhoʻʼavoʻ • BGN/PCGN: ăhkawăwaw • Okell: ăhkoăwo

Noun

အခေါ်အဝေါ် • (a.hkaua.wau)

  1. term, nomenclature, jargon

Further reading

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