ကူ
Burmese
editEtymology
editLikely inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *N-gu (“to help”). Compare with Chinese 救 (jiù, “help”), Chinese 求 (qiú, “ask”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /kù/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ku • ALA-LC: kū • BGN/PCGN: ku • Okell: ku
Verb
editကူ • (ku)
See also
edit- ကူညီ (ku-nyi)
References
edit- “ကူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
S'gaw Karen
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-gywa(n/t) (“wear, put on, clothe”).
Verb
editကူ • (koo)
Derived terms
edit- တၢ်ကူတၢ်ကၤ (ta̱ koo ta̱ kā)
Related terms
edit- ကၤ (kā)