-တော့

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tau. • ALA-LC: toʹ • BGN/PCGN: taw. • Okell:

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (toʼ "( verb affix, necessity )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Grammaticalization of တော့ (tau., to toss up)?”

Suffix

-တော့ (-tau.)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs to indicate finality
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably from the same origin as Etymology 1.”)

Suffix

-တော့ (-tau.)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs as an emphasis (similar in usage to the adverb "when")
Derived terms

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