သူး

See also: သူ

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *s-waˀᴰ (“land leech”).

Noun

သူး • (thoö)

1. land leech

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Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰuː˥/
• Rhymes: -uː

Etymology 1

Cognate with Khün ᨪᩪ and Ahom 𑜏𑜥 (sū). Compare Burmese ဆု (hcu., “prize, reward, award”).

Noun

သူး • (súu)

1. reward, prize
2. blessing

Etymology 2

Verb

သူး • (súu) (abstract noun လွင်ႈသူး)

1. push up, boost