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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Burmese ဆော, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsjow (“to boil, burn, cook, bake”). Cognate with Old Chinese 焦 (OC *ʔsew, “to scorch”); see there for more (STEDT).
The "be noisy" sense isn't given etymology by STEDT (shu²² "make a row, racket") and isn't mentioned by Luce 1981, while MED considers it a semantic extension of the "boil" sense, which appears semantically reasonable.
Verb
ဆူ • (hcu)
- (intransitive, of water, liquid) to boil, come to a boiling stage
- to effervesce, bubble, seethe
- to be noisy, clamor
- to scold, reprove
- to be in a state of unrest
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsow-s (“fat, omentum”). Cognate with Old Chinese 臇 (OC *ʔsol, *ʔsonʔ, “fatty; meaningful”); see there for more (STEDT).
Adjective
ဆူ • (hcu)
- plump, fat (thick)
Verb
ဆူ • (hcu)
- to be plump, be well-filled out
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *tsu (“spirit of dead”); cognate with Jingpho (tsù, “spirit”) (STEDT). Note also similarities to Old Chinese 座 (OC *zoːls, “classifier for buildings”).
Classifier
ဆူ • (hcu)
- (Buddhism) numerical classifier for pagodas, images of the Buddha, and other sacred objects
ဘုရား နှစ်ဆူ- bhu.ra: hnachcu
- two pagodas
Derived terms
Further reading
S'gaw Karen
Preposition
ဆူ • (hsoo)
- Used to indicate destination: to