ဒူဝါ

Burmese

Alternative forms

• ဒူးဝါး (du:wa:)

Etymology

Borrowed from Jingpho duwa (“chieftain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dùwà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: duwa • ALA-LC: dūvā • BGN/PCGN: duwa • Okell: duwa

Noun

ဒူဝါ • (duwa) (classifier ယောက်)

1. (honorific) a title used by Kachin chieftains

   ဒူဝါလရှီးလ

   duwala.hri:la.

   Duwa Lashi La

Further reading

• “ဒူဝါ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.