-သူ

See also: သူ and သူ-

Burmese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θù/

Romanization: MLCTS: su • ALA-LC: sū • BGN/PCGN: thu • Okell: thu

Etymology 1

Suffix

-သူ • (-su)

-er, -or (agentive suffix)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-သူ • (-su)

female resident, inhabitant, or member of

Coordinate terms

-သား (-sa:) (male equivalent)

Derived terms

တောသူ (tau:su)

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References

“-သူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
“-သူ” in Burmese/Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms (Routledge 2001, →ISBN), by John Okell and Anna Allott.

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