ဘူး

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See also: ဘူ

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bú/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: bhu: • ALA-LC: bhūʺ • BGN/PCGN: bu: • Okell: bù
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *pu (“pumpkin, gourd”). Cognate with Akha phù (“gourd”), as well as, outside of Lolo-Burmese, Old Chinese 匏 (OC *bruː, “gourd”), 瓢 (OC *bew, “gourd; dried gourd ladle”) (STEDT).

The "container" sense, though not linked to the "gourd" sense by STEDT (bu⁵⁵ "box / case"), appears to be derived from the "gourd" sense, as hollowed-out gourds can be used as containers and cases.

Noun

ဘူး • (bhu:)

  1. calabash, gourd (fruit or container)
  2. container; jar; tin; bottle; box with cover
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Etymology 2

Compare with Chinese 不 (bù, “not”) and Mon ပုဟ်.

Particle

ဘူး • (bhu:)

  1. not (used after the verb, which is preceded by the particle မ (ma.))
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Further reading

S'gaw Karen

Etymology

Cognate with Eastern Pwo ၜုဂ် (bàʊ), Pa'o Karen ဗော့ꩻ.

Pronunciation

  • (Chiang Rai) IPA(key): /bu⁴⁵ˀ/

Verb

ဘူး • (boö)erb

  1. be near, be close
    Antonym: ယံၤ (yeē)
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