ထွေး
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Burmese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /tʰwé/
- Romanization: MLCTS: htwe: • ALA-LC: thveʺ • BGN/PCGN: htwe: • Okell: htweì
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old Burmese ထုယ် (htuy). Compare Thai ถุย (tǔi).
Verb[edit]
ထွေး • (htwe:)
- to spit (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *(t/d)oy (“younger sibling”).
Noun[edit]
ထွေး • (htwe:)
- youngest sibling
Descendants[edit]
- → Shan: ထူၺ်း (thói)
References[edit]
- “ထွေး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.