thanakha

T1H4A1N1A1K5H4A1
/ta.na.ka/

noun

A yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground wood apple tree bark, worn mainly by Burmese women.

OriginBurmese သနပ်ခါး →
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Meanings

nounthanakha (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground wood apple tree bark, worn mainly by Burmese women.

Origin

  1. Burmeseသနပ်ခါး
  2. Englishthanakha

From Burmese သနပ်ခါး (sa.naphka:).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 檀娜卡
  • 檀娜卡cosmetic
French thanaka
  • thanakacosmetic
German Thanaka
  • Thanakacosmetic
Japanese タナカ
  • タナカ (tanaka)cosmetic
Korean 타나카
  • 타나카 (tanaka)cosmetic
Thai ทานาคา
  • ทานาคา (taa-naa-kaa)cosmetic

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Anagrams

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APA

thanakha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanakha

MLA

“thanakha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanakha. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thanakha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanakha.

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