ဂူ
Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]According to MED, borrowed from Pali guhā. However, STEDT considers this to be a native term inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwar (“hole, orifice, innards”), whence Mizo [Term?] (kua, “hole”), Old Chinese 窾 (OC *kʰloːnʔ, “hole, hollow”). Note also similarities to 窟 (OC *kʰluːd, “cave”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɡù/
- Romanization: MLCTS: gu • ALA-LC: gū • BGN/PCGN: gu • Okell: gu
Noun
[edit]ဂူ • (gu)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ဂူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ဂူ (gū)
- market garden
- a cultivated clearing
Verb
[edit]ဂူ (gū)
- to rain
Western Pwo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Karen *rowᴮ (“snake”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ɣy¹ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (“snake”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ရူး, S'gaw Karen ဂုၢ် (ghu̱), Western Kayah ꤚꤟꤢꤨ (rṳ).
Noun
[edit]ဂူ (transliteration needed)
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- Burmese terms derived from Sanskrit
- Burmese terms borrowed from Pali
- Burmese terms derived from Pali
- Burmese terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Burmese terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Burmese terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Western Pwo terms inherited from Proto-Karen
- Western Pwo terms derived from Proto-Karen
- Western Pwo terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Western Pwo terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Western Pwo lemmas
- Western Pwo nouns