ချို

See also: ချိုး

Burmese

Etymology 1

ချို

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krəw (“horn”).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: ဂျို

IPA^(key): /d͡ʑò/

Romanization: MLCTS: hkyui • ALA-LC: khyui • BGN/PCGN: gyo • Okell: hcou

Noun

ချို • (hkyui)

horn (hard growth of keratin), antler

Derived terms

ဦးချို (u:hkyui)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰò/

Romanization: MLCTS: hkyui • ALA-LC: khyui • BGN/PCGN: cho • Okell: hcou

Adjective

ချို • (hkyui)

sweet
mellifluous
pleasant (of a face)

References

“ချို” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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