ဒေါက်တာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from English doctor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daʊʔtà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: daukta • ALA-LC: dokʻtā • BGN/PCGN: daukta • Okell: dauʔta

Noun

ဒေါက်တာ • (daukta)

  1. Doctor of Philosophy
  2. doctor, physician, surgeon
    Synonym: ဆရာဝန် (hca.rawan)

Usage notes

ဒေါက်တာ (daukta) is generally used as a title for medical doctors, while ဆရာဝန် (hca.rawan) is used to reference medical doctors.

Further reading

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