သာဓု

သာဓု

Burmese

Etymology

From Pali sādhu. Cognate with Shan သႃႇထူႉ (sàa thṵ̂u), Thai สาธุ (sǎa-tú), Lao ສາທຸ (sā thu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θàdṵ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sadhu. • ALA-LC: sādhu • BGN/PCGN: thadu. • Okell: thadú

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Noun

သာဓု • (sadhu.)

1. term of approbation, right, well done, (as hallelujah, amen)

Further reading

• “သာဓု” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sahtoo/

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Noun

သာဓု (sahtoo)

1. thank, Vocabulary used by Buddhist monks.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• sādhu (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• साधु (Devanagari script)
• সাধু (Bengali script)
• සාධු (Sinhalese script)
• သႃꩪု (Burmese script)
• สาธุ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩣᨵᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ສາຘຸ (Lao script)
• សាធុ (Khmer script)

Adjective

သာဓု

1. Burmese script form of sādhu