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Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *dəw¹ (“short”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dəw (“short”). Cognate with Mizo (tawi, “idem”) and perhaps Old Chinese 短 (OC *toːnʔ, “idem”); see the Chinese for more (STEDT).
Pronunciation
Adjective
တို • (tui)
- short (in length, duration, time, stature, temper, etc.)
- terse or curt in speech
- stingy, mean
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