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)

1. (intransitive) to boil

Etymology 2

Verb

ဆူ • (hcu)

1. to rebuke, scold

Etymology 3

Adjective

ဆူ • (hcu)

1. fat (thick)

Etymology 4

Compare Chinese 座 (zuò).

Classifier

ဆူ • (hcu)

1. (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)

1. Used to indicate destination: to