ကူ

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (ku "coo, as dove"), and doesn't seem to be mentioned by Luce 1981. This is very likely onomatopoeic, just like English coo.”

Verb

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ကူ (ku)

  1. to coo
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Etymology 2

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Likely inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *N-gu (to help). Compare Old Chinese (OC *kus, “to help, save”), (OC *ɡu, “to seek, ask”) (STEDT).

Verb

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ကူ (ku)

  1. to help, aid, assist
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Further reading

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S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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

Verb

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ကူ (koo)

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

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