အစ်ကို
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Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The first syllable, အစ် (ac), is from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔwyik (“elder sibling”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ʔik (“older brother”), and cognate with the second syllable of Akha [script needed] (a-yui, “elder sibling”). The second syllable, ကို (kui), is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)əw-n (“elder brother; senior male relative”); see Old Chinese 舅 (OC *ɡuʔ, “maternal uncle; brother-in-law”) for more cognates (STEDT).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respelling: အ'ကို
- IPA(key): /ʔəkò/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ackui • ALA-LC: ʼacʻkui • BGN/PCGN: ăko • Okell: ăkou
Noun
[edit]အစ်ကို • (ackui) (classifier ယောက် or ဦး)
- elder brother
- elder brother of a female
Usage notes
[edit]The term has largely displaced နောင် (naung), which in pre-colonial times referenced the elder brother of a male.
Derived terms
[edit]- ညီအစ်ကို (nyiackui)
- မယားညီအစ်ကို (ma.ya:nyiackui)
References
[edit]- “အစ်ကို” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.