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အစ်ကို

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Burmese

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Etymology

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The first syllable, အစ် (ac), is from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔwyik (elder sibling), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ʔik (older brother), and cognate with the second syllable of Akha [script needed] (a-yui, elder sibling). See the entry for ကို (kui) for more on the second syllable (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ကို
  • IPA(key): /ʔəkò/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ackui • ALA-LC: ʼacʻkui • BGN/PCGN: ăko • Okell: ăkou

Noun

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အစ်ကို (ackui) (classifier ယောက် or ဦး)

  1. elder brother
  2. elder brother of a female

Usage notes

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The term has largely displaced နောင် (naung), which in pre-colonial times referenced the elder brother of a male.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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