တော့

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See also: -တော့ and တော

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tau. • ALA-LC: toʹ • BGN/PCGN: taw. • Okell:

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (toʼ "toss and catch with a stick"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Bears resemblance to Old Chinese (OC *doː, “to throw, cast, put in”).”

Verb

တော့ (tau.)

  1. to toss or throw up something repeatedly into the air with one's head, hand, foot, etc.
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Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (toʼ "( verb affix, necessity )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Grammatical extension of the "toss" sense in Etymology 1?”

Particle

တော့ (tau.)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs to indicate finality
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Same as Etymology 2?”)

Particle

တော့ (tau.)

  1. particle suffixed to verb as an emphasis, equivalent in usage to the adverb "when"
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