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တို

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Burmese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *dəw¹ (short), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dəw (short). Cognate with Mizo [Term?] (tawi, idem) and perhaps Old Chinese (OC *toːnʔ, “idem”); see the Chinese for more (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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တို (tui)

  1. short (in length, duration, time, stature, temper, etc.)
  2. terse or curt in speech
  3. stingy, mean

Derived terms

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