ဒေါ်

See also: ဒါ, ဒီ, ဒူး, and ဒ

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: dau • ALA-LC: do‘ • BGN/PCGN: daw • Okell: do

Noun

ဒေါ် • (dau)

  1. (honorific) Respectful form of address for older women; madam
    ဒေါ် အောင် ဆန်း စု ကြည်
    dau aung hcan: cu. krany
    Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Coordinate terms
  • ကို (kui) (for younger men)
  • မ (ma.) (for younger women)
  • ဦး (u:) (for older men)

Derived terms
  • ဒေါ်ကြီး (dau-kri:, “father or mother’s elder sister”)
  • ဒေါ်ဒေါ် (daudau, respectful form of address for older women)
  • ဒေါ်လေး (daule:, “father or mother’s younger sister”)
  • အဒေါ် (a.dau, “mother’s younger sister”)
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