တံခါး

Burmese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “MED takes the word as a compound of တံ (tam, “rod”) +‎ ခါး (hka:, “waist”), which doesn't seem quite right. First syllable's interpretation is unclear (though could be in the "rod" sense, as in "rod gate" > "barred gate"), but second syllable looks like it's from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-k(w)a-y (“mouth, door”) (STEDT: tam-khà "mouth"), whence Old Chinese 戶 (OC *ɡʷaːʔ, “door; household”).”

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဒံ'ဂါး
IPA^(key): /dəɡá/
Romanization: MLCTS: tamhka: • ALA-LC: taṃkhāʺ • BGN/PCGN: dăga: • Okell: tăhkà

Noun

တံခါး • (tamhka:) (classifier ခု)

gate, door, postern

Derived terms

လျှောတံခါး (hlyau:tamhka:)