མདའ

Dzongkha

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-da (“arrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ˩/

Noun

མདའ (da)

1. arrow

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Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-da (“arrow”).

Noun

1. arrow
2. hand (of clock)
3. Abbreviation of མེ་མདའ (me mda', “firearm”).

Derived terms

• གློག་མདའ (glog mda', “flare gun”)
• ཕུ་མདའ (phu mda', “air pump”)
• མདའ་གཞུ (mda' gzhu, “bow and arrow”)
• མདའ་བརྒྱབ (mda' brgyab, “to shoot an arrow”)
• མེ་མདའ (me mda', “gun”)
• རིང་མདའ (ring mda', “rifle”)
• ལག་མདའ (lag mda', “handgun”)
• སྐར་མདའ (skar mda', “shooting star”)