writing; composition / affair; matter; business

Of all the fruits, the mango's the best; of all the meats, the pork's the best; and of all the leaves, tea's the best (a Burmese aphorism referencing the culinary preference for mangos, pork, and tea)

in times of test, family is best

(Buddhism) Maitreya, the future Buddha to succeed Gautama

(historical, honorific, royal, of a king) respectful form of address used for a king

emaciated person

daybreak, beginning of dawn

to dawn (of a day)

capitalist

(historical) deputy commissioner, the title of a high-ranking colonial official in British Burma during British rule, superseded by ခရိုင်ဝန် (hka.ruing-wan) in 1948