ဘူး

See also: ဘီး, ဘဲ, ဘ, ဘာ, ဘှ့ၣ်, ဘု, and ဘီ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bú/
• Romanization: MLCTS: bhu: • ALA-LC: bhū″ • BGN/PCGN: bu: • Okell: bù

Noun

ဘူး • (bhu:)

1. calabash (fruit)
2. calabash (container)

Particle

ဘူး • (bhu:)

1. not (used after the verb, which is preceded by the particle မ (ma.))

Further reading

• “ဘူး” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 730.
• “ဘူး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.