နူ

See also: နူး

Burmese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (nũ⁵⁵ "shrivel up / wither", ə-nu "leper"), while Luce adduces Tibetan རྔོ (rngo) as a cognate.^[1] Could there be a connection to နူး (nu:, “tender”)?”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nù/
Romanization: MLCTS: nu • ALA-LC: nū • BGN/PCGN: nu • Okell: nu

Verb

နူ • (nu)

to be afflicted with leprosy
(of leaves) to shrivel up (through disease)

Derived terms

နူနာ (nuna)

References

^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-U Finals (36. Leprosy; Leper)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 33