စော

See also: စာ, စီး, စို, စား, and စ

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔ́/
Romanization: MLCTS: cau: • ALA-LC: co • BGN/PCGN: saw: • Okell: sò

Etymology 1

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Particularly: “Bears resemblance to Old Chinese 早 (OC *ʔsuːʔ, “early”), the latter which appears to be an areal word.”

Adjective

စော • (cau:)

early (at a time in advance of the usual)

Derived terms

စောစော (cau:cau:)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Burmese စဝ် (saw). Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo).

Noun

စော • (cau:)

chief, leader, prince
(honorific) a title used by Burmese, Arakanese and Shan royalty

References

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