မဟာသာဝက

Burmese

Etymology

မဟာ (ma.ha, “great”) +‎ သာဝက (sawa.ka., “disciple”), borrowed from Pali mahāsāvaka.

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: မ'ဟာသာဝ'က

IPA^(key): /məhàθàwəka̰/

Romanization: MLCTS: ma.hasawa.ka. • ALA-LC: mahāsāvaka • BGN/PCGN: măhathawăka. • Okell: măhathawăká

Noun

မဟာသာဝက • (ma.hasawa.ka.)

(Buddhism) main disciple of the Buddha

Further reading

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

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