ကန်တော့

Burmese

Etymology

Compare Shan ၵၼ်ႇတေႃး (kàn táu).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဂန်'ဒေါ့
• IPA^(key): /ɡədɔ̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kantau. • ALA-LC: kanʻtoʹ • BGN/PCGN: gădaw. • Okell: kătó

Verb

ကန်တော့ • (kantau.)

1. pay obeisance with one's hands clasped palm to palm and raised to touch one's forehead; to perform a wai
2. present a gift in respect and gratitude

References

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