ထွေး

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰwé/

Romanization: MLCTS: htwe: • ALA-LC: thveʺ • BGN/PCGN: htwe: • Okell: htweì

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Burmese ထုယ် (htuy). Compare Thai ถุย (tǔi).

Verb

ထွေး • (htwe:)

to spit (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *(t/d)oy (“younger sibling”).

Noun

ထွေး • (htwe:)

youngest sibling

Descendants

→ Shan: ထူၺ်း (thói)

References

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

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