သူမ
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Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From သူ (su, “he”) + -မ (-ma., “feminine”). Likely coined as a female third-person pronoun under influence from European languages, similar to 她 (tā).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /θùma̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: suma. • ALA-LC: sūma • BGN/PCGN: thuma. • Okell: thumá
Pronoun[edit]
သူမ • (suma.)
- (formal, nonstandard) she
Usage notes[edit]
သူမ (suma.) is a non-standard form, and not currently recognised by the Myanmar Language Commission.
Synonyms[edit]
- သူ (su) (colloquial; gender-neutral)