တောသား
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
တော (tau:, “forest”) + -သား (-sa:, “resident of”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- Phonetic respelling: တော+သား
- IPA(key): /tɔ́ðá/
- Romanization: MLCTS: tau:sa: • ALA-LC: tosāʺ • BGN/PCGN: taw:dha: • Okell: tòthà
Noun[edit]
တောသား • (tau:sa:) (classifier ဦး or ယောက်)
- person from the countryside
- (derogatory, slang) yokel; country bumpkin, uncivilized person
- wild animal; tiger
Further reading[edit]
- “တောသား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.