အချို

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ချို (hkyui, “sweet”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'ချို
• IPA^(key): /ʔət͡ɕʰò/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkyui • ALA-LC: ʼakhyui • BGN/PCGN: ăcho • Okell: ăhcou

Noun

အချို • (a.hkyui)

1. sweetness (of taste)
2. (same as လက်ဖက်ရည်အချို (lakhpak-rany-a.hkyui)) tea sweetened with milk or cream
3. sweetmeat; dessert

Derived terms

• လက်ဖက်ရည်အချို (lakhpak-rany-a.hkyui, “milk tea (tea sweetened with milk or cream)”)
• အချိုခြောက် (a.hkyuihkrauk, “processed tea leaves for making tea”)
• အချိုတည်း (a.hkyuitany:, “to have dessert”)
• အချိုပွဲ (a.hkyui-pwai:, “dessert”)
• အချိုမှုန့် (a.hkyuihmun., “monosodium glutamate (MSG)”)
• အချိုသတ် (a.hkyuisat, “to mollify with sweet talk”)
• အချိုအသာ (a.hkyuia.sa, “(of speaking or treating) mildly and sweetly”)

 

Further reading

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