ဂူ
Burmese
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali guhā, from Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā). Perhaps related to Chinese 窟 (ku, “cave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡù/
- Romanization: MLCTS: gu • ALA-LC: gū • BGN/PCGN: gu • Okell: gu
Noun
ဂူ • (gu)
- cave
- tomb
Further reading
- “ဂူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuː/
(file)
Noun
ဂူ (gū)
- market garden
- a cultivated clearing
Verb
ဂူ (gū)
- to rain
Western Pwo
Etymology
From Proto-Karen *rowᴮ (“snake”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ɣy¹ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (“snake”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ရူး, S'gaw Karen ဂုၢ် (ghu̱), Western Kayah ꤚꤟꤢꤨ (rṳ).
Noun
ဂူ (transliteration needed)
- snake