ယို

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jò/
• Romanization: MLCTS: yui • ALA-LC: yui • BGN/PCGN: yo • Okell: you

Etymology 1

Noun

ယို • (yui)

1. jam; candied fruit

Derived terms

• ကတွတ်ယို (ka.twatyui)
• ဇီးယို (ji:yui)
• ဒူးရင်းယို (du:rang:yui)
• ဖရုံယို (hpa.rum-yui)
• မြေပဲယို (mrepai:yui)

 

Descendants

• → Shan: ယူဝ်ႇ (yò)

Etymology 2

Verb

ယို • (yui)

1. to leak; shed (tears); drip

References

• “ယို” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Pa'o Karen

Demonstrative

ယို (transliteration needed)

1. this