dagger
/ˈdaɡə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈdaɡə/
dagger
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final r is pronounced in US English
dag - ger -> dagger
Myanmar meaning
(n) ဓားမြှောင်။
Full entry
dagger /'dægǝ(r) / n
ဓားမြှောင်။
❍ KNIFE See also CLOAK-AND-DAGGER
❏ at daggers drawn (with sb ) [IDM ] မတည့်။ မျက်မုန်း ကျိုး။ ရှားစောင်းစေးနှင့် မျက်ချေး။ He and his partner are at daggers drawn.
❏ look daggers at sb [IDM ] မိုက်ကြည့်ကြည့်သည်။ ဘုကြည့်ကြည့်သည်။ He looked daggers at me when I told him he was lazy.
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- dagger /'dægǝ(r) / n ဓားမြှောင်။
Synonyms
blade, table knife, carving knife, cook's knife, bread knife, stiletto, penknife, switchblade, scalpel, anlace, bayonet, bodkin, cutlass, dirk, knife, poniard, sidearm, skean, stylet, sword
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