ဒံပေါက်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دم‌پخت (dam-puxt, literally “steam-cooked”), from دم (dam, “steam”) + پخت (puxt, “cooked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dàɴpaʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: dampauk • ALA-LC: daṃpokʻ • BGN/PCGN: danpauk • Okell: dañpauʔ

Noun

ဒံပေါက် • (dampauk) (classifier ပွဲ)

1. biryani
2. pilaf, pulao

Further reading

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