Burmese edit

Etymology edit

From Pali sāvaka.

Pronunciation edit

  • Phonetic respelling: သာဝ'က
  • IPA(key): /θàwəka̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sawa.ka. • ALA-LC: sāvaka • BGN/PCGN: thawăka. • Okell: thawăká

Noun edit

သာဝက (sawa.ka.)

  1. (Buddhism) disciple (of the Buddha))

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Shan: သႃႇဝၵႃႉ (sàa wǎ kâ̰a)

Further reading edit

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

သာဝက m

  1. Burmese script form of sāvaka (“disciple”)

Declension edit