သိုး
Burmese
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /θó/
- Romanization: MLCTS: sui: • ALA-LC: suiʺ • BGN/PCGN: tho: • Okell: thoù
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Tibeto-Burman *səw (“sheep”).
Noun
editသိုး • (sui:)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Shan: သူဝ်း (só)
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editသိုး • (sui:)
- stale
- rancid
- full-grown; sexually mature
References
edit- “သိုး 1 ‘sheep; hat’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 1043.
- “သိုး 2 ‘stale; rancid’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 1044.
- “သိုး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.