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Burmese
Etymology
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Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (cu "gather"). Luce gives Old Chinese 聚 (OC *zloʔ, *zlos, “to gather, assemble, pile up”) as a cognate.[1]”
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Pronunciation
Verb
စု • (cu.)
- to be in a mass, accumulate
- to collect or gather
- to save
Noun
စု • (cu.)
- (same as အစု (a.cu.)) group (of people or things)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-U Finals (15. to Collect (tr.(ansitive) and intr.(ansitive))”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 31
Further reading
S'gaw Karen
Etymology
Cognate with Pa'o Karen စူ, Eastern Pwo စူး (cɯ́), Western Pwo စူၪ.
Pronunciation
Noun
စု • (su)
- a hand; the part of the body below the wrist to which your fingers are attached.
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