အော်

See also: ဪ

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: au • ALA-LC: ʼoʻ • BGN/PCGN: aw • Okell: o

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ʔaːw

Verb

အော် • (au)

  1. to shout; call
  2. to berate; scold
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Perhaps an old Chinese loan, from Chinese 澳. Shared lexeme across several mainland Southeast Asian languages, including Mon ဩ and Thai อ่าว (àao).[1]

Noun

အော် • (au)

  1. bay
Derived terms

Noun

အော် • (au)

  1. tenth in the set of twelve vowels traditionally taught in the learning of Burmese

Further reading
  1. Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges
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