သူမ

See also: သမီး, သူများ, and သွမ်း

Burmese

Etymology

From သူ (su, “he”) +‎ -မ (-ma., “feminine”). Likely coined as a female third-person pronoun under influence from European languages, similar to 她 (tā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θùma̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: suma. • ALA-LC: sūma • BGN/PCGN: thuma. • Okell: thumá

Pronoun

သူမ • (suma.)

1. (formal, nonstandard) she

Usage notes

သူမ (suma.) is a non-standard form, and not currently recognised by the Myanmar Language Commission.

Synonyms

• သူ (su) (colloquial; gender-neutral)