အစ်ကို

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Burmese

Etymology

The first syllable, အစ် (ac), is from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔwyik (“elder sibling”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ʔik (“older brother”), and cognate with the second syllable of Akha (a-yui, “elder sibling”). See the entry for ကို (kui) for more on the second syllable (STEDT).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ကို
  • IPA(key): /ʔəkò/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ackui • ALA-LC: ʼacʻkui • BGN/PCGN: ăko • Okell: ăkou

Noun

အစ်ကို • (ackui) (classifier ယောက် or ဦး)

  1. elder brother
  2. elder brother of a female

Usage notes

The term has largely displaced နောင် (naung), which in pre-colonial times referenced the elder brother of a male.

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References

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