-သူ

See also: သူ and သူ-

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: su • ALA-LC: sū • BGN/PCGN: thu • Okell: thu

Etymology 1

Suffix

-သူ • (-su)

1. -er, -or (agentive suffix)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-သူ • (-su)

1. female resident, inhabitant, or member of

Coordinate terms

• -သား (-sa:) (male equivalent)

Derived terms

• တောသူ (tau:su)

Burmese terms suffixed with -သူ

References

• “-သူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• “-သူ” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.