ဂူ

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Pali guhā, from Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā). Perhaps related to Chinese (ku, cave).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ဂူ (gu)

  1. cave
  2. tomb

Further reading[edit]

Mon[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kuː/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ဂူ ()

  1. market garden
  2. a cultivated clearing

Verb[edit]

ဂူ ()

  1. to rain

Western Pwo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Karen *rowᴮ (snake) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ɣy¹ (idem) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (snake). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ရူး, S'gaw Karen ဂုၢ် (ghu̱), Western Kayah ꤚꤟꤢꤨ (rṳ).

Noun[edit]

ဂူ (transliteration needed)

  1. snake