မဟာသာဝက

Burmese

Etymology

မဟာ (ma.ha, “great”) +‎ သာဝက (sawa.ka., “disciple”), borrowed from Pali mahāsāvaka.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မ'ဟာသာဝ'က
• IPA^(key): /məhàθàwəka̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ma.hasawa.ka. • ALA-LC: mahāsāvaka • BGN/PCGN: măhathawăka. • Okell: măhathawăká

Noun

မဟာသာဝက • (ma.hasawa.ka.)

1. (Buddhism) main disciple of the Buddha

Further reading

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