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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-yəw-n/t (“to leak, drip; urine”); cognate with Mizo zun (“urine”) (STEDT).
Verb
ယို • (yui)
- to leak, shed (tears), drip
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (yui "preserves, confectionery"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Could this be a semantic extension of the "drip" sense of Etymology 1? (jam has a sort of dripping texture)”
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Noun
ယို • (yui)
- jam; candied fruit
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Pa'o Karen
Demonstrative
ယို (transliteration needed)
- this