ဘူး

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bú/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: bhu: • ALA-LC: bhūʺ • BGN/PCGN: bu: • Okell:
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *pu (pumpkin, gourd). Cognate with Akha phù (gourd), as well as, outside of Lolo-Burmese, Old Chinese (OC *bruː, “gourd”), (OC *bew, “gourd; dried gourd ladle”) (STEDT).

The "container" sense, though not linked to the "gourd" sense by STEDT (bu⁵⁵ "box / case"), appears to be derived from the "gourd" sense, as hollowed-out gourds can be used as containers and cases.

Noun

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ဘူး (bhu:)

  1. calabash, gourd (fruit or container)
  2. container; jar; tin; bottle; box with cover
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Etymology 2

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Compare with Chinese (, “not”) and Mon ပုဟ်.

Particle

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ဘူး (bhu:)

  1. not (used after the verb, which is preceded by the particle (ma.))
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Further reading

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S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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Cognate with Eastern Pwo ၜုဂ် (bàʊ), Pa'o Karen ဗော့ꩻ.

Pronunciation

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  • (Chiang Rai) IPA(key): /bu⁴⁵ˀ/

Verb

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ဘူး (boö)erb

  1. be near, be close
    Antonym: ယံၤ (yeē)