တို
Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *dəw¹ (“short”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dəw (“short”) (STEDT).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tò/
- Romanization: MLCTS: tui • ALA-LC: tui • BGN/PCGN: to • Okell: tou
Adjective
တို • (tui)
- short (in length or duration)
- terse or curt in speech
Derived terms
- လှိုင်းတို (hluing:tui)
References
- “တို” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.