တက္ကသိုလ်
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Pali Takkasilā, in reference to the historical center of learning at Taxila, located in modern-day Pakistan. Doublet of တက္ကသီလာ (takka.sila, “Taxila”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Phonetic respelling: တက်က'သို
- IPA(key): /tɛʔkəθò/
- Romanization: MLCTS: takka.suil • ALA-LC: takkasuilʻ • BGN/PCGN: tetkătho • Okell: teʔkăthou
Noun[edit]
တက္ကသိုလ် • (takka.suil)
- university
- (historical) In colonial times, a title for writers, artists, and photographers who had studied university. The title was used in front of their pen names.
Descendants[edit]
- Pa'o Karen: တက္ကသိုလ်ႏ
- → Shan: တၵ်ႈၵသူဝ်ႇ (tāk kǎ sò) / တၵ်ႉၵသူဝ်ႇ (tâ̰k kǎ sò)