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hostage meaning in Myanmar

ဓားစာခံ dha:cahkam

UK/ˈhɒs.tɪd͡ʒ//ˈhɑs.tɪd͡ʒ/

hostage in Myanmar: ဓားစာခံ (dha:cahkam). In English, hostage means a person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

Myanmar words for hostage

person given as a pledge or security
ဓားစာခံ dha:cahkam

English meaning of hostage

  1. noun A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
  2. noun A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.
  3. noun Something that constrains one's actions because it is at risk.
  4. noun One who is compelled by something, especially something that poses a threat; one who is not free to choose their own course of action.

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Questions about hostage in Myanmar

What is the meaning of hostage in Myanmar?
Hostage in Myanmar is ဓားစာခံ (dha:cahkam).
hostage ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Hostage: ဓားစာခံ (dha:cahkam).
What does hostage mean in English?
Hostage means a person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

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