ချို

ချို

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krəw (“horn”).

• Phonetic respelling: ဂျို
• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑò/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkyui • ALA-LC: khyui • BGN/PCGN: gyo • Okell: hcou

ချို • (hkyui)

1. horn (hard growth of keratin), antler

• ဦးချို (u:hkyui)

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꐔ (qy, “sweet”), Lolopo ci (“sweet”), Rawang kí and Naxi qiq (“sweet”).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰò/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hkyui • ALA-LC: khyui • BGN/PCGN: cho • Okell: hcou

ချို • (hkyui)

1. sweet
2. mellifluous
3. pleasant (of a face)

• (tastes) အရသာ (a.ra.sa); ခါး (hka:, “bitter”), ငန် (ngan, “salty”), ချဉ် (hkyany, “sour”), ချို (hkyui, “sweet”) ^{(Category: my:Taste)}

• “ချို” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.