ဦး
Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔú/
- Romanization: MLCTS: u: • ALA-LC: ūʺ • BGN/PCGN: u: • Okell: ù
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-bu-s (“head”).
Noun
ဦး • (u:)
- (honorific) form of address for older men; sir
- ဦး သန့်
- u: san.
- U Thant
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Coordinate terms
Classifier
ဦး • (u:)
- used with people
Etymology 2
Verb
ဦး • (u:)
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References
- “ဦး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.