လူ

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lù/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: lu • ALA-LC: lū • BGN/PCGN: lu • Okell: lu

Noun

လူ • (lu)

  1. man (human being), person
    • 1962, Hla Pe, Burmese Proverbs, London: John Murray, p. 90 (translation on p 18):
      cɛʔhmɑ ə`yo luhmɑ ə`myo
      conventional orthography:
      ကြက်မှာ အရိုး လူမှာ အမျိုး။
      krakhma a.rui: luhma a.myui:||
      With fowls, the pedigree; with men, breeding.

Derived terms

Shan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luː˨˦/
  • Rhymes: -uː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀduːᴬ³ (to look; to watch).

Verb

လူ • (lǔu) (abstract noun လွင်ႈလူ)

  1. to see

Etymology 2

From Burmese လှူ (hlu).

Verb

လူ • (lǔu) (abstract noun လွင်ႈလူ)

  1. to donate; give as a religious act; make an offering

References

  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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