Dawei

See also: dawei

English

Alternative forms

Tavoy

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ထားဝယ် (hta:wai), ultimately from Mon ထဝဲ (literally “to sit cross-legged”).

Proper noun

Dawei

A city in Taninthayi Region, Myanmar (Burma) formerly known as Tavoy.
(linguistics) A dialect of Burmese spoken there.
Synonym: Tavoyan

Translations

city in Myanmar

Burmese: ထားဝယ် (hta:wai)
Khmer: ថ្វាយ (km) (thvaay)
Mon: ဓဝဲါ
Thai: ทะวาย (th) (tá-waai)

Anagrams

Waide

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