ဂူ

Burmese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: gu • ALA-LC: gū • BGN/PCGN: gu • Okell: gu

Noun

ဂူ • (gu)

1. cave
2. tomb

Further reading

• “ဂူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Mon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuː/

• Audio:

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Noun

ဂူ (gū)

1. market garden
2. a cultivated clearing

Verb

ဂူ (gū)

1. to rain

Western Pwo

Etymology

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

ဂူ (transliteration needed)

1. snake