ကူ

Burmese

Etymology

Likely inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *N-gu (“to help”). Compare with Chinese 救 (jiù, “help”), Chinese 求 (qiú, “ask”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ku • ALA-LC: kū • BGN/PCGN: ku • Okell: ku

Verb

ကူ • (ku)

1. to help, to aid
2. to coo

See also

• ကူညီ (ku-nyi)

References

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

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-gywa(n/t) (“wear, put on, clothe”).

Verb

ကူ • (koo)

1. to put on, to clothe (lower part of body)
2. to wear (lower clothes)

Derived terms

• တၢ်ကူတၢ်ကၤ (ta̱ koo ta̱ kā)

 

Related terms

• ကၤ (kā)