Burmese edit

 
ဓား (dha:)

Etymology edit

Stephen Baron posits Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ta-w as the ancestor of both this word (and hence English dah) and Chinese (dāo) (whence English dao).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ဓား (dha:) (classifier ချောင်း)

  1. (cutlery) knife
  2. (weaponry) sword

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: dah

Further reading edit