Dawei

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Taninthayi Region, Myanmar (Burma) formerly known as Tavoy.
  2. A dialect of Burmese spoken there.

Word forms

Dawei Tavoy

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ထားဝယ် (hta:wai), ultimately from Mon ထဝဲ (literally “to sit cross-legged”).

Synonyms

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