တို

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *dəw¹ (“short”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dəw (“short”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tò/
• Romanization: MLCTS: tui • ALA-LC: tui • BGN/PCGN: to • Okell: tou

Adjective

တို • (tui)

1. short (in length or duration)
2. terse or curt in speech

Derived terms

• လှိုင်းတို (hluing:tui)

 

References

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