ခိုး

Burmese

Etymology

From Old Burmese ခိုဝ်း (khuiw).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰó/

Romanization: MLCTS: hkui: • ALA-LC: khui″ • BGN/PCGN: hko: • Okell: hkoù

Verb

ခိုး • (hkui:)

to steal; to pilfer

Synonyms

ဗုန်း (bun:)

Further reading

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

References

Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.

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