ဒါယကာ

Burmese

Etymology

From Pali dāyaka.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဒါယ'ကာ
• IPA^(key): /dàjəkà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: daya.ka • ALA-LC: dāyakā • BGN/PCGN: dayăka • Okell: dayăka

Noun

ဒါယကာ • (daya.ka)

1. male donor
2. (honorific) term of address used by monks to laymen

Synonyms

• ဒကာ (da.ka)

Coordinate terms

• ဒါယိကာ (dayi.ka)

Further reading

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