အတု

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ တု (tu., “to imitate”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'တု
• IPA^(key): /ʔətṵ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.tu. • ALA-LC: ʼatu • BGN/PCGN: ătu. • Okell: ătú

Noun

အတု • (a.tu.)

1. copy, imitation, counterfeit, emulation

   သကြားအတု ― sa.kra:a.tu. ― artificial sweetener (lit. imitation sugar)

Derived terms

• အတုခိုး (a.tu.hkui:)
• အတုမရှိ (a.tu.ma.hri.)
• အတုယူ (a.tu.yu)
• အတုအပ (a.tu.a.pa.)
• အတုအယောင် (a.tu.a.yaung)

 

Further reading

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