English to Burmese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy | | English term or phrase: Daw, Ma | | I found a name in a Burmese certificate that is THEIN HAN. In few certificates this name is written as MA THEIN HAN and DAW THEIN HAN. I need to know what is meant by MA and DAW? Are DAW and MA used as titles before the name of a married woman or unmarried woman respectively? Is there anybody to help? |
| | | honorific for women | Explanation:
Daw = honorific for older Burmese women or younger Burmese women with status (like an elementary teacher in her early twenties)
Ma = honorific for younger Burmese women. However, older people who are friends can still call each other with "Ma" as honorific. |
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2 hrs confidence:  | | daw, ma honorific for women
Explanation:
Daw = honorific for older Burmese women or younger Burmese women with status (like an elementary teacher in her early twenties)
Ma = honorific for younger Burmese women. However, older people who are friends can still call each other with "Ma" as honorific.
| Than Than Win
United States
Local time: 01:19
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Native speaker of:  Burmese
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