ကော်

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC kaew, “glue”). Cognate with Thai กาว (gaao), Lao ກາວ (kāo), Khmer កាវ (kaaw), Vietnamese keo. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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ကော် (kau)

  1. glue; gum; paste
  2. synthetic material such as celluloid, plastic, etc.
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ko "lift out of place, prize up"), and doesn't seem to be mentioned by Luce 1981.”

Verb

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ကော် (kau)

  1. to lever up
  2. (slang, figuratively) to make a lucky strike
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT. Semantic extension of the "glue" sense?”)

Noun

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ကော် (kau)

  1. open floral design tattooed on the mid of the thigh
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Further reading

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Mon

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Verb

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ကော် (kok)

  1. to call name summon.
    အဲကော်ဍေံဟွံကၠုၚ်။
    ʼoa kok ḍeṃ hwaṃ kluṅ.
    He won't come when I call him.

Sanskrit

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