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Dawei

Dawei proper noun: a city in Taninthayi Region, Myanmar (Burma) formerly known as Tavoy.

Proper noun

Dawei

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

Dawei meaning in Thai and Myanmar

Dawei in Thai

city in Myanmar
ทะวาย tá-waai

Dawei in Myanmar

city in Myanmar
ထားဝယ် hta:wai

Synonyms of Dawei

Forms of Dawei

alternative formTavoy

Origin of Dawei

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

Questions about Dawei

What does Dawei mean?
Dawei means a city in Taninthayi Region, Myanmar (Burma) formerly known as Tavoy.
What is Dawei in Thai?
Dawei in Thai is ทะวาย (tá-waai). See Dawei meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Dawei?
Dawei is a proper noun.

Words near Dawei in the dictionary

  1. Dawdy
  2. Dawdys
  3. Dawe
  4. dawed
  5. Dawega
  6. Dawei
  7. Dawes
  8. Dawes County
  9. Dawes Point
  10. Dawes resolution limit
  11. dawg

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