လူ
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lù/
- Romanization: MLCTS: lu • ALA-LC: lū • BGN/PCGN: lu • Okell: lu
Noun
လူ • (lu)
- man (human being), person
- 1962, Hla Pe, Burmese Proverbs, London: John Murray, p. 90 (translation on p 18):
- cɛʔhmɑ ə`yo luhmɑ ə`myo
- conventional orthography: ကြက်မှာ အရိုး လူမှာ အမျိုး။
- krakhma a.rui: luhma a.myui:||
- With fowls, the pedigree; with men, breeding.
- conventional orthography:
- cɛʔhmɑ ə`yo luhmɑ ə`myo
- 1962, Hla Pe, Burmese Proverbs, London: John Murray, p. 90 (translation on p 18):
Derived terms
- လူမျိုး (lu-myui:)
Shan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luː˨˦/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀduːᴬ³ (“to look; to watch”).
Verb
လူ • (lǔu) (abstract noun လွင်ႈလူ)
- to see
Etymology 2
From Burmese လှူ (hlu).
Verb
လူ • (lǔu) (abstract noun လွင်ႈလူ)
- to donate; give as a religious act; make an offering
References
- Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.