တကယ်

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT, and Luce 1981 doesn't mention it. Doesn't seem to be a sum of its parts.”

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: ဒ'ဂယ်
  • IPA(key): /dəɡɛ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ta.kai • ALA-LC: takayʻ • BGN/PCGN: dăgè • Okell: tăke

Adverb

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တကယ် (ta.kai)

  1. really, certainly

References

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  • တကယ်” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 448.
  • တကယ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.