ၼူ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (“mouse; rat”). Cognate with Thai หนู (nǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, Lao ໜູ (nū), Lü ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Zhuang nou, Saek หนู่. Compare Sui hnoc (“mouse, rat”) and Southern Kam not (“mouse, rat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuː˨˦/
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

ၼူ • (nǔu) (classifier တူဝ်)

1. murid, mouse, rat