သူ

See also: သူး, -သူ, and သူ-

Burmese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θù/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: su • ALA-LC: sū • BGN/PCGN: thu • Okell: thu

Pronoun

သူ • (su)

  1. he or she (gender-neutral third person pronoun)
  2. it

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also
Burmese personal pronouns
BurmesePersonLevel of
speech		Remarks
ငါ (nga)FirstInformalused when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
ကျွန်တော် (kywantau)FirstFormalused by males
ကျွန်မ (kywanma.)FirstFormalused by females
ကျွန်ုပ်FirstInformal
ကျုပ် (kyup)FirstInformal
နင် (nang)SecondInformalused when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
မင်း (mang:)SecondInformalused when speaking to one's equals or inferiors
ညည်း (nyany:)SecondInformalused by females when addressing another female of same age or one younger
တော် (tau)SecondInformalused by females
ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:)SecondFormalused by males
ရှင် (hrang)SecondFormalused by females
သင် (sang), အသင် (a.sang)SecondFormal
သူ (su)Third
သင်း (sang:)Third
ချင်း (hkyang:)Third

Pa'o Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *khrowᴬ (“six”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *xy⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969).

Pronunciation
  • (Northern & Southern Pa'o) IPA(key): /sṳ³¹/

Numeral

သူ (transliteration needed)

  1. six.

S'gaw Karen

Etymology 1

Compare Western Pwo ၥၧၫ့.

Adjective

သူ • (thoo)

  1. black.

Verb

သူ • (thoo)

  1. to use.
  2. to spend.

Verb

သူ • (thoo)

  1. to scull.

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *suːᴬ (“you (plural)”). Cognate with Thai สู (sǔu), Northern Thai ᩈᩪ (sǔu), Isan สู, Lao ສູ (sū), Lü ᦉᦴ (ṡuu), Tai Dam ꪎꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥔᥧᥴ (sú), Ahom 𑜏𑜥 (sū), Zhuang sou.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʰuː˨˦/
  • Rhymes: -uː

Pronoun

သူ • (sǔu)

  1. you (plural).
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