ၜဴ

See also: ၜဲ

Mon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(t)ɓuuʔ (“sugar cane”). Cognate with Khmer អំពៅ (ʼɑmpɨw).

Pronunciation
  • (Kaw Kyaik, Myanmar; Pak Kret District, Thailand) IPA(key): /bao/[2][1]
  • (file)

Noun

ၜဴ (ḅau)

  1. sugar cane[3][1][4] (Saccharum officinarum)[2]

Derived terms

Verb

ၜဴ (ḅau)

  1. (Pak Kret District) to gargle, to rinse out[1]

References
  1. Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) Mon - Japanese Dictionary‎ (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, page 1209
  2. Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  3. อนุสรณ์ สถานนท์, ร้อยตรี (1984) พจนานุกรม มอญ-ไทย [Mon-Thai Dictionary] (in Thai), กรุงเทพฯ: คณะกรรมการทุนพระนาอนุมานราชธน, page 194
  4. จำปี ซือสัตย์ (2007[2008]) “อ้อย”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ, page 274
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