Where does “ဓားအိမ်” come from?
ဓားအိမ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဓား, from English dah — The spoken representation of a dash in radio and...
ဓားအိမ် (Burmese): scabbard, sheath
Definitions
- scabbard, sheath
Ancestry of “ဓားအိမ်”, step by step
ဓားအိမ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဓား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဓား | knife; sword |
| 2 | English | dah | The spoken representation of a dash in radio and... |
via Burmese အိမ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အိမ် | house |
| 2 | Sino-Tibetan | *k-jim ~ k-jum | — |