ဆု

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See also: ဆူ and ဆူး

Burmese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ဆု (hcu.)

  1. wish
  2. prize, reward, award

Proper noun[edit]

ဆု (hcu.)

  1. a unisex given name

References[edit]

Mon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • (Myanmar, Thailand) IPA(key): /cʰuʔ/

Noun[edit]

ဆု (transliteration needed)

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

Derived terms[edit]