ဆူ

See also: ဆု and ဆူး

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʰù/

Romanization: MLCTS: hcu • ALA-LC: chū • BGN/PCGN: hsu • Okell: hsu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Burmese ဆော, ultimately from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *tsyow (“boil, burn, cook, bake”).

Verb

ဆူ • (hcu)

(intransitive) to boil

Verb

ဆူ • (hcu)

to rebuke, scold

Adjective

ဆူ • (hcu)

fat (thick)

Etymology 4

Compare Chinese 座 (zuò).

Classifier

ဆူ • (hcu)

(Buddhism) numerical classifier for pagodas, images of the Buddha, and other sacred objects
ဘုရား နှစ်ဆူ
bhu.ra: hnachcu
two pagodas

References

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

S'gaw Karen

Preposition

ဆူ • (hsoo)

Used to indicate destination: to

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