ဒင်္ဂါး

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka); compare Sanskrit टङ्कक (ṭaṅkaka, “a stamped coin, especially of silver”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪ̀ɴɡá/

Romanization: MLCTS: dangga: • ALA-LC: daṅ‘gā″ • BGN/PCGN: din-ga: • Okell: diñgà

Noun

ဒင်္ဂါး • (dangga:)

coin; minted piece of metal used as currency

References

“ဒင်္ဂါး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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