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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Of uncertain origin. Has been taken as inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-ga (“old”), whence Old Chinese 故 (OC *kaːs, “old things; former; dead”) and Tibetan རྒ (rga, “to be old; aged”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?); however, the phonetics are dubious, and STEDT does not link the Burmese to the Sino-Tibetan root (ui "old (of persons)"). Luce gives Old Chinese 嫗 (OC *qos, “old woman; to warm-nurse”) as a cognate, though the Chinese is thought to be related to ဥ (u., “egg”) instead.
Adjective
အို • (ui)
- old (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years), aged, infirm
- decrepit, dilapidated
Verb
အို • (ui)
- to show distress
- (archaic) to be prolonged
- to be married
Derived terms
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Likely imitative.
Particle
အို • (ui)
- word used in addressing someone: oh!
Interjection
အို • (ui)
- word expressing surprise, pity, disapprobation, etc.: oh
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English o.
Noun
အို • (ui)
- the Latin letter O/o
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-UIW Finals (1. to be Old; Old age)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 27
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