လူ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lu • ALA-LC: lū • BGN/PCGN: lu • Okell: lu

Noun

လူ • (lu)

1. man (human being), person
   • 1962, Hla Pe, Burmese Proverbs, London: John Murray, p. 90 (translation on p 18):

     cɛʔhmɑ ə`yo luhmɑ ə`myo

     conventional orthography:

     ကြက်မှာ အရိုး လူမှာ အမျိုး။

     krakhma a.rui: luhma a.myui:||

     With fowls, the pedigree; with men, breeding.

Derived terms

• လူမျိုး (lu-myui:)

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luː˨˦/
• Rhymes: -uː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀduːᴬ³ (“to look; to watch”).

Verb

လူ • (lǔu) (abstract noun လွင်ႈလူ)

1. to see

Etymology 2

From Burmese လှူ (hlu).

Verb

လူ • (lǔu) (abstract noun လွင်ႈလူ)

1. to donate; give as a religious act; make an offering

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.