Burmese

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Etymology

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From သူ (su, he) +‎ -မ (-ma., feminine). Likely coined as a female third-person pronoun under influence from European languages, similar to ().

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /θùma̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: suma. • ALA-LC: sūma • BGN/PCGN: thuma. • Okell: thumá

Pronoun

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သူမ (suma.)

  1. (formal, nonstandard) she

Usage notes

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သူမ (suma.) is a non-standard form, and not currently recognised by the Myanmar Language Commission.

Synonyms

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  • သူ (su) (colloquial; gender-neutral)