လူ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: lu • ALA-LC: lū • BGN/PCGN: lu • Okell: lu

Noun

လူ • (lu)

1. man (human being), person
   • 1962, Hla Pe, Burmese Proverbs, London: John Murray, p. 90 (translation on p 18):

     cɛʔhmɑ ə`yo luhmɑ ə`myo

     conventional orthography:

     ကြက်မှာ အရိုး လူမှာ အမျိုး။

     krakhma a.rui: luhma a.myui:||

     With fowls, the pedigree; with men, breeding.

Derived terms

• လူမျိုး (lu-myui:)