ၸိုဝ်ႈ

Shan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɯː˧˧˨/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

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.
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