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ထွေး

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʰwé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: htwe: • ALA-LC: thveʺ • BGN/PCGN: htwe: • Okell: htweì
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Burmese ထုယ် (htuy). Compare Thai ถุย (tǔi).

Verb

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ထွေး • (htwe:)

  1. to spit (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *(t/d)oy (“younger sibling”).

Noun

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ထွေး • (htwe:)

  1. youngest sibling
Descendants
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  • → Shan: ထူၺ်း (thói)

References

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