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thanakha

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ta.na.ka/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Burmese သနပ်ခါး (sa.naphka:).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: သနပ်ခါး (sa.naphka:) — cosmetic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 檀娜卡 — cosmetic
  • French: thanaka — cosmetic
  • German: Thanaka — cosmetic
  • Japanese: タナカ (tanaka) — cosmetic
  • Korean: 타나카 (tanaka) — cosmetic
  • Shan: ႀၼၢပ်ႈၶႃး (xǎ nāap kháa) — cosmetic
  • Thai: ทานาคา (taa-naa-kaa) — cosmetic