Burmese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kʰú/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hku: • ALA-LC: khūʺ • BGN/PCGN: hku: • Okell: hkù

Verb edit

ခူး (hku:)

  1. to pluck, pick, cull (flower, fruit, etc)
  2. to ladle or scoop cooked rice

Pa'o Karen edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Karen *khuᴮ (to dig) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *khun² (idem) (Burling, 1969). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ခူၣ် (khoò).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Northern Pa'o) IPA(key): /kʰu⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Pa'o) IPA(key): /kʰu³³/

Verb edit

ခူး (transliteration needed)

  1. to dig