ဝန်ထောက်

Burmese

Etymology

ဝန် (wan) +‎ ထောက် (htauk)

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဝန်ဒေါက်
• IPA^(key): /wʊ̀ɴdaʊʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: wanhtauk • ALA-LC: vanʻthokʻ • BGN/PCGN: wundauk • Okell: wuñhtauʔ

Noun

ဝန်ထောက် • (wanhtauk)

1. (historical) deputy of a ဝန်ကြီး (wankri:) during the pre-colonial era
2. (historical) gazetted officer of sub-divisional rank in colonial era

Further reading

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