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ဆု

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See also: ဆူ and ဆူး

Burmese

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Etymology

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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 (chu "reward, prize"). Luce's comparison with Old Chinese (OC *djus, “to confer, award”), though semantically appealing, does not seem to match phonetically in the initial consonant.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʰṵ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcu. • ALA-LC: chu • BGN/PCGN: hsu. • Okell: hsú

Noun

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ဆု (hcu.)

  1. thing wished, desired, or prayed for; wish
  2. prize, reward, award (in sports, school, lottery, etc.)

Proper noun

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ဆု (hcu.)

  1. a unisex given name

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-U Finals (19. Reward; [to Pray for])”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 32

Further reading

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Mon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟhooʔ ~ *ɟhəəʔ ~ *ɟheeʔ (tree, wood). Cognate with Semai jehu (tree, wood), Temiar jehuk (tree, wood), Khmer ឈើ (chəə, tree, wood, timber), Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] chīa (tree) possibly Mang [hɔː⁶] ("tree") and Thai เฌอ (chəə)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ဆု (transliteration needed)

  1. tree.
  2. log; wood; timber.

Derived terms

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