ပျူ

Burmese

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Lhao Vo byu: (“human being, person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: pyu • ALA-LC: pyū • BGN/PCGN: pyu • Okell: pyu

Proper noun

ပျူ • (pyu)

1. Pyu (name of an ancient Tibeto-Burman language and its speakers whose culture once flourished in the central part of what is now the Union of Myanmar)

Derived terms

• ပျူပျူငှာငှာ (pyu-pyuhngahnga)

 

Further reading

• “ပျူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.