ဂိုဏ်းထောက်
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Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ဂိုဏ်း (guin:) + ထောက် (htauk), with the first element borrowed from Pali gaṇa.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respelling: ဂိုဏ်းဒေါက်
- IPA(key): /ɡóndaʊʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: guin:htauk • ALA-LC: guiṇʻʺthokʻ • BGN/PCGN: gon:dauk • Okell: goùnhtauʔ
Noun
[edit]ဂိုဏ်းထောက် • (guin:htauk)
- (Buddhism) assistant to a ဂိုဏ်းအုပ် (guin:up)
Descendants
[edit]- → Shan: ၵိူင်းထွၵ်ႈ (kóeng thāuk)
Further reading
[edit]- “ဂိုဏ်းထောက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.