ၸိုဝ်ႈ

Shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɯː˧˧˨/

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• Rhymes: -ɯː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɟɤːᴮ (“name”), from Early Middle Chinese 字 (MC dziH, “courtesy name”).

Cognate with Thai ชื่อ (chʉ̂ʉ), Northern Thai ᨩᩨ᩵, Isan ซื่อ, Lao ຊື່ (sư̄), Lü ᦋᦹᧈ (tsue¹), Ahom 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (chüw) or 𑜋𑜥 (chū), Zhuang coh.

Noun

ၸိုဝ်ႈ • (tsūe)

1. name

Synonyms

• ၼႃႇမႃႉ (nàa mâ̰a)

Etymology 2

Verb

ၸိုဝ်ႈ • (tsūe) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၸိုဝ်ႈ)

1. to be certain, sure
2. to be true, right

Etymology 3

Verb

ၸိုဝ်ႈ • (tsūe) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၸိုဝ်ႈ)

1. to fuel a fire

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995), Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.