တိုဟူး
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu‑hū). Doublet of တိုဖူး (tuihpu:).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /tòhú/
- Romanization: MLCTS: tuihu: • ALA-LC: tuihūʺ • BGN/PCGN: tohu: • Okell: touhù
Noun[edit]
တိုဟူး • (tuihu:)
Usage notes[edit]
တိုဟူး usually refers to chickpea tofu, a common delicacy in Burmese cuisine. ပဲပြား (pai:pra:) is used to describe tofu made from soy.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- တိုဟူးနွေး (tuihu:nwe:)
- တိုဟူးသုပ် (tuihu:sup)
- ရှမ်းတိုဟူး (hram:tuihu:)
References[edit]
- “တိုဟူး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.