Dawei

A city in Taninthayi Region, Myanmar (Burma) formerly known as Tavoy.

Proper noun

  1. A city in Taninthayi Region, Myanmar (Burma) formerly known as Tavoy.
  2. A dialect of Burmese spoken there.

    Synonyms: Tavoyan

Origin

Borrowed from Burmese ထားဝယ် (hta:wai), ultimately from Mon ထဝဲ (literally “to sit cross-legged”).

Forms

Tavoy