ထောင်ကဲ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 頭家／头家 (thâu-ke).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰàʊɴkɛ́/

Romanization: MLCTS: htaungkai: • ALA-LC: thoṅʻkai • BGN/PCGN: htaungkè: • Okell: htauñkè

Noun

ထောင်ကဲ • (htaungkai:)

(honorific) respectful form of address used for Chinese men

References

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

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