Where does “ဒါကာ” come from?

ဒါကာ (Rakhine) comes from Bengali ঢাকা, from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 — to shut, close.

ဒါကာ (Rakhine): Dhaka

Definitions

  1. Dhaka

Ancestry of “ဒါကာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঢাকাcovered
2Prakrit𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇to shut, close
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