ခိုး
Burmese
Etymology
From Old Burmese ခိုဝ်း (khuiw), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꈐ (ku), ꈏꐷ (kux njie, “to steal”), Lolopo ker (“to steal”), Naxi kv (“to steal”), Jingpho lägu (“to steal”), Drung keu (“to steal”), Yakkha खुमा (khuma, “to steal”), Tibetan རྐུ (rku, “to steal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰó/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hkui: • ALA-LC: khuiʺ • BGN/PCGN: hko: • Okell: hkoù
Verb
ခိုး • (hkui:)
Synonyms
- ဗုန်း (bun:)
Further reading
- “ခိုး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
References
- Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.