ႁူဝ်ၸႂ်

Shan

Etymology

From ႁူဝ် (hǒ, “head; bulb; etc”) +‎ ၸႂ် (tsǎue, “heart”). Cognate with Thai หัวใจ (hǔua-jai), Lao ຫົວໃຈ (hūa chai), and Lü ᦷᦠᦺᦈ (ḣoṫsay).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoː˨˦.t͡ɕaɰ˨˦/

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• Rhymes: -aɰ

Noun

ႁူဝ်ၸႂ် • (hǒ tsǎue)

1. heart
2. soul

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.