Burmese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Pali dantapoṇa or dantapona.

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ဒံ'ဗူ
  • IPA(key): /dəbù/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tampu • ALA-LC: taṃpū • BGN/PCGN: dăbu • Okell: tăpu

Noun

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တံပူ (tampu)

  1. twig frayed at one end to clean the teeth