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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ʔaːw
Verb
အော် • (au)
- to shout; call
- to berate; scold
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Perhaps an old Chinese loan, from Chinese 澳. Shared lexeme across several mainland Southeast Asian languages, including Mon ဩ and Thai อ่าว (àao).
Noun
အော် • (au)
- bay
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
အော် • (au)
- tenth in the set of twelve vowels traditionally taught in the learning of Myanmar language
Further reading
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2015, Mathias Jenny, “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: