တက္ကသိုလ်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali takkasilā, in reference to Taxila University, located in modern-day Pakistan.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: တက်က'သို
  • IPA(key): /tɛʔkəθò/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: takka.suil • ALA-LC: takkasuil‘ • BGN/PCGN: tetkătho • Okell: teʔkăthou

Noun

တက္ကသိုလ် • (takka.suil)

  1. university
  2. (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.
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