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Burmese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛʔtò/
- Romanization: MLCTS: laktui • ALA-LC: lakʻtui • BGN/PCGN: letto • Okell: leʔtou
Etymology 1
လက် (lak, “clothes”) + တို (tui, “short”).
Noun
လက်တို • (laktui)
- short sleeved shirt
Etymology 2
လက် (lak, “clothes”) + တို (tui, “short”), from the Burmese association of Cantonese and Toisanese settlers with artisanship and manual work. Conversely, the Hokkien settlers were associated with merchant trade, hence the name လက်ရှည် (lakhrany).
Proper noun
လက်တို • (laktui)
- Cantonese or Toisanese
Synonyms
Further reading
- “လက်တို” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
2016, Yi Li, “Governing the Chinese in multi-ethnic colonial Burma between the 1890s and 1920s”, in South East Asia Research, volume 24, number 1, →ISSN, pages 135–154: