ဦး

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See also: ဥ and အူ

Burmese

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-bu-s (“head”).

Noun

ဦး • (u:)

  1. (honorific) form of address for older men; sir
    ဦး သန့်
    u: san.
    U Thant
Coordinate terms
Descendants
  • → Shan: ဢူး (ʼúu)

Classifier

ဦး • (u:)

  1. used with people

Etymology 2

Verb

ဦး • (u:)

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