ထူ
See also: ထူး
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰù/
- Romanization: MLCTS: htu • ALA-LC: thū • BGN/PCGN: htu • Okell: htu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *tu¹ (“thick; blunt”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(t/d)ow-n (“thick”) (STEDT). Cognate with Sichuan Yi ꄖ (du, “dense; thick”), Lolopo tu (“thick”), Jingpho dau.
Adjective
ထူ • (htu)
- thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to another)
- dense
- stupid
Derived terms
- (thick): ထူထဲ (htuhtai:)
Verb
ထူ • (htu)
- to help a person up
- to erect (a post)
- to raise (a flag)
References
- “ထူ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 527.
- “ထူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
S'gaw Karen
Etymology
Cognate with Western Pwo ထီၫ့, Western Kayah ꤓꤢꤧ꤭ (htāe).
Noun
ထူ • (hṭoo)
- gold
Shan
Etymology
Cognate with Thai ถู (tǔu), Lao ຖູ (thū).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰuː˨˦/
Verb
ထူ • (thǔu) (abstract noun လွင်ႈထူ)
- to rub