သိုး

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /θó/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: sui: • ALA-LC: suiʺ • BGN/PCGN: tho: • Okell: thoù

Etymology 1

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သိုး

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *səw (sheep).

Noun

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သိုး (sui:)

  1. sheep (animal)
  2. a kind of woolen hat
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Shan: သူဝ်း ()

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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သိုး (sui:)

  1. stale
  2. rancid
  3. full-grown; sexually mature

References

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  • သိုး 1 ‘sheep; hat’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 1043.
  • သိုး 2 ‘stale; rancid’” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 1044.
  • သိုး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.