ထောင်ကဲ
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hokkien 頭家／头家 (thâu-ke).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /tʰàʊɴkɛ́/
- Romanization: MLCTS: htaungkai: • ALA-LC: thoṅʻkai • BGN/PCGN: htaungkè: • Okell: htauñkè
Noun[edit]
ထောင်ကဲ • (htaungkai:)
- (honorific) respectful form of address used for Chinese men
References[edit]
- “ထောင်ကဲ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.