See also: ဆု, စူ, and စူး

Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (cu "gather"). Luce gives Old Chinese (OC *zloʔ, *zlos, “to gather, assemble, pile up”) as a cognate.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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စု (cu.)

  1. to be in a mass, accumulate
  2. to collect or gather
  3. to save

Noun

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စု (cu.)

  1. (same as အစု (a.cu.)) group (of people or things)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981), “-U Finals (15. to Collect (tr.(ansitive) and intr.(ansitive))”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 31

Further reading

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S'gaw Karen

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Etymology

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Cognate with Pa'o Karen စူ, Eastern Pwo စူး (cɯ́), Western Pwo စူၪ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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စု (su)

  1. a hand; the part of the body below the wrist to which your fingers are attached.