ဆူ
See also: ဆု and ဆူး
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʰù/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hcu • ALA-LC: chū • BGN/PCGN: hsu • Okell: hsu
Etymology 1
From Old Burmese ဆော, ultimately from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *tsyow (“boil, burn, cook, bake”).
Verb
ဆူ • (hcu)
- (intransitive) to boil
Verb
ဆူ • (hcu)
- to rebuke, scold
Adjective
ဆူ • (hcu)
- fat (thick)
Etymology 4
Compare Chinese 座 (zuò).
Classifier
ဆူ • (hcu)
- (Buddhism) numerical classifier for pagodas, images of the Buddha, and other sacred objects
- ဘုရား နှစ်ဆူ
- bhu.ra: hnachcu
- two pagodas
References
- “ဆူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
S'gaw Karen
Preposition
ဆူ • (hsoo)
- to