ဦး

See also: ဥ and အူ

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:)

1. (honorific) form of address for older men; sir

   ဦး သန့်

   u: san.

   U Thant

Coordinate terms

• ကို (kui) (for younger men)
• ဒေါ် (dau) (for older women)
• မ (ma.) (for younger women)

Descendants

• → Shan: ဢူး (ʼúu)

Classifier

ဦး • (u:)

1. 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.