Burmese

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ဓား (dha:)

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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ဓား (dha:) (classifier ချောင်း)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: dah

Further reading

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