ဒေါ်

See also: ဒါ, ဒီ, ဒူး, and ဒ

Burmese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ɑ dɔ²² "aunt (paternal)". Burmese-internal affectionate formation, ala "tata" (uncle-type family member) in various languages across the world?”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔ̀/
Romanization: MLCTS: dau • ALA-LC: doʻ • BGN/PCGN: daw • Okell: do

Noun

ဒေါ် • (dau)

(honorific) Respectful form of address for older women; madam
ဒေါ် အောင် ဆန်း စု ကြည်
dau aung hcan: cu. krany
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Coordinate terms

ကို (kui) (for younger men)
မ (ma.) (for younger women)
ဦး (u:) (for older men)

Derived terms

ဒေါ်ကြီး (dau-kri:, “father or mother’s elder sister”)
ဒေါ်ဒေါ် (daudau, respectful form of address for older women)
ဒေါ်လေး (daule:, “father or mother’s younger sister”)
အဒေါ် (a.dau, “mother’s younger sister”)