ဒါယိကာ

Burmese

Etymology

From Pali dāyika.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ဒါယ'ကာ
• IPA^(key): /dàjəkà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: dayi.ka • ALA-LC: dāyikā • BGN/PCGN: dayăka • Okell: dayăka

Noun

ဒါယိကာ • (dayi.ka)

1. female donor
2. (honorific) term of address used by monks to female laypersons

Synonyms

• ဒကာမ (da.kama.)
• ဒါယိကာမ (dayi.kama.)

Coordinate terms

• ဒါယကာ (daya.ka)

Further reading

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