အသူ
Burmese
Etymology
အ- (a.-) + သူ (su). Cognate with Rakhine အသူ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa̰θù/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.su • ALA-LC: ʼasū • BGN/PCGN: a.thu • Okell: áthu
Noun
အသူ • (a.su)
- measure of height and depth equivalent to the height of a man with upraised hands
Pronoun
အသူ • (a.su)
- who
Synonyms
- ဘယ်သူ (bhaisu)
References
- “အသူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali asuro, a word with the same sound and the same meaning Thai อสูร (à-sǔun).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʔasu/
(file)
Noun
အသူ ('asū)
- (Buddhism), Asura, a fallen angel or a kind of deva who is the sworn enemy of the Tarvaetoing deva.
Rakhine
Etymology
အ- + သူ. Cognate with Burmese အသူ (a.su).
Pronoun
အသူ (transliteration needed)
- who
S'gaw Karen
Noun
အသူ • (ʼa thoo)
- black