ဘု

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Burmese

Pronunciation

Noun

ဘု (bhu.)

  1. knob, node

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ဘု (bhu)

  1. Burmese script form of bhu, which is vocative singular of ဘူ (bhū, the earth)
  2. Burmese script form of bhu, which is vocative singular of ဘူ (bhū, eyebrow)

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

Cognate with Eastern Pwo ၜူး (bɯ́), Pa'o Karen ဗူ. Possibly from Austroasiatic (Luce 1985), compare Danau ဗာ့ (báʔ).

Noun

ဘု (bu)

  1. paddy
  2. rice

Synonyms

References

Luce, G. H. (1985). Phases of Pre-Pagán Burma: Languages and History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.