သနပ်ခါး

Burmese

သနပ်ခါး

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: သ'နပ်'ခါး
• IPA^(key): /θənəkʰá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sa.naphka: • ALA-LC: sanapʻkhāʺ • BGN/PCGN: thănăhka: • Okell: thănăhkà

Noun

သနပ်ခါး • (sa.naphka:)

1. wood apple tree (Limonia acidissima)
   1. thanakha, a kind of cosmetic in the form of a fragrant paste made from the bark and root of the wood apple tree

Descendants

• → English: thanakha
  • → French: thanakha
  • → Thai: ทานาคา (taa-naa-kaa)
• → Jingpho: sănap hka
• → Shan: ႀၼၢပ်ႈၶႃး (xǎ nāap kháa)
• → Shan: သၼၢပ်ႈၶႃး (sǎ nāap kháa)

Further reading

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