ကန်တော့

Burmese

Etymology

Compare Shan ၵၼ်ႇတေႃး (kàn táu).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဂန်'ဒေါ့

IPA^(key): /ɡədɔ̰/

Romanization: MLCTS: kantau. • ALA-LC: kanʻtoʹ • BGN/PCGN: gădaw. • Okell: kătó

Verb

ကန်တော့ • (kantau.)

pay obeisance with one's hands clasped palm to palm and raised to touch one's forehead; to perform a wai
present a gift in respect and gratitude

References

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

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