Etymology

tea money

Today it means: A bribe, especially for facilitating a business dealing. Full definition →

Burmese လက်ဖက်ရည်ဖိုး
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  1. Burmese · calque ofလက်ဖက်ရည်ဖိုး“tea money”
  2. English todaytea money

Calque of Burmese လက်ဖက်ရည်ဖိုး (lakhpak-ranyhpui:, “tea money”) likely.

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