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အစာ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) +‎ စာ (ca, food).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'စာ
  • IPA(key): /ʔəsà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.ca • ALA-LC: ʼacā • BGN/PCGN: ăsa • Okell: ăsa

Noun

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အစာ (a.ca)

  1. food
  2. size to glaze textiles
  3. stuffing
  4. (same as ပတ်စာ (patca)) rice paste kneaded with wood ash used for tuning drums; tuning dough
  5. (figuratively) victim of certain ravaging force

Derived terms

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Further reading

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