ဒူးထောက်

Burmese

Etymology

ဒူး (du:, “knee”) +‎ ထောက် (htauk, “to be in a certain position”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dútʰaʊʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: du:htauk • ALA-LC: dū″thok‘ • BGN/PCGN: du:htauk • Okell: dùhtauʔ

Verb

ဒူးထောက် • (du:htauk)

  1. to kneel

References
  • “ဒူးထောက်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 547.
  • “ဒူးထောက်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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