သော်က

See also: သောက်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali asoka, from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɔ̀ka̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sauka. • ALA-LC: soʻka • BGN/PCGN: thawka. • Okell: thoká

Noun

သော်က • (sauka.)

  1. a tall evergreen tree bearing pendulous sprays of vermilion flowers (Amherstia nobilis)
  2. ashoka tree, a small tree bearing red flowers (Saraca indica); asoka

Derived terms

  • သော်ကကြီး (sauka.kri:)
  • သော်ကဖို (sauka.hpui)

Further reading

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