ဝန်ထောက်

Burmese

Etymology

ဝန် (wan) +‎ ထောက် (htauk)

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဝန်ဒေါက်

IPA^(key): /wʊ̀ɴdaʊʔ/

Romanization: MLCTS: wanhtauk • ALA-LC: vanʻthokʻ • BGN/PCGN: wundauk • Okell: wuñhtauʔ

Noun

ဝန်ထောက် • (wanhtauk)

(historical) deputy of a ဝန်ကြီး (wankri:) during the pre-colonial era
(historical) gazetted officer of sub-divisional rank in colonial era

Further reading

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

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