"padauk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: padauks [plural]
Etymology: From Burmese ပိတောက် (pi.tauk). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|my|ပိတောက်}} Burmese ပိတောက် (pi.tauk) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} padauk (usually uncountable, plural padauks)
  1. Any of the trees of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (Translations): ပိတောက် (pi.tauk) (Burmese), 紫檀 (zǐtán) (Chinese Mandarin), ประดู่ (bprà-dùu) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-padauk-en-noun-cABBYEuj Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Thai translations, Dalbergieae tribe plants Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Dalbergieae tribe plants: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 83 17
  2. The valuable timber of these trees. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (timber): mukwa, narra
    Sense id: en-padauk-en-noun-TazeHWpQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'timber': 4 96

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Alternative forms

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