ဂိုဏ်းထောက်

Burmese

Etymology

ဂိုဏ်း (guin:) +‎ ထောက် (htauk), with the first element borrowed from Pali gaṇa.

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဂိုဏ်းဒေါက်

IPA^(key): /ɡóndaʊʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: guin:htauk • ALA-LC: guiṇʻʺthokʻ • BGN/PCGN: gon:dauk • Okell: goùnhtauʔ

Noun

ဂိုဏ်းထောက် • (guin:htauk)

(Buddhism) assistant to a ဂိုဏ်းအုပ် (guin:up)

Descendants

→ Shan: ၵိူင်းထွၵ်ႈ (kóeng thāuk)

Further reading

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

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