ကော်
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese 膠 (MC kaew, “glue”). Cognate with Thai กาว (gaao), Lao ກາວ (kāo), Khmer កាវ (kaaw), Vietnamese keo.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kɔ̀/
- Romanization: MLCTS: kau • ALA-LC: koʻ • BGN/PCGN: kaw • Okell: ko
Noun edit
ကော် • (kau)
- glue; gum; paste
- synthetic material such as celluloid, plastic, etc.
- open floral design tattooed on the mid of the thigh
Derived terms edit
- ကော်ပြန့် (kau-pran.)
- ကော်ရစ် (kaurac)
- ကော်ရည်ခေါက်ဆွဲ (kauranyhkaukhcwai:)
Verb edit
ကော် • (kau)
- to lever up
- (slang, figuratively) to make a lucky strike
References edit
- “ကော်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon edit
Verb edit
ကော် (kok)
- to call name summon.
- အဲကော်ဍေံဟွံကၠုၚ်။
- ʼoa kok ḍeṃ hwaṃ kluṅ.
- He won't come when I call him.
Sanskrit edit
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