Etymology

thanakha

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Today it means: A yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground wood apple tree bark, worn mainly by Burmese women. Full definition →

Burmese သနပ်ခါး
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The story

  1. Burmese · borrowed fromသနပ်ခါး
  2. English todaythanakha

From Burmese သနပ်ခါး (sa.naphka:).

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