ဂူ

According to MED, borrowed from Pali guhā. However, STEDT considers this to be a native term inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwar (“hole, orifice, innards”), whence Mizo [Term?] (kua, “hole”), Old Chinese 窾 (OC *kʰloːnʔ, “hole, hollow”). Note also similarities to 窟 (OC *kʰluːd, “cave”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡù/
• Romanization: MLCTS: gu • ALA-LC: gū • BGN/PCGN: gu • Okell: gu

ဂူ • (gu)

1. cave
2. cave shrine
3. tomb

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

• IPA^(key): /kuː/

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ဂူ (gū)

1. market garden
2. a cultivated clearing

ဂူ (gū)

1. to rain

From Proto-Karen *rowᴮ (“snake”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *ɣy¹ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (“snake”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ရူး, S'gaw Karen ဂုၢ် (ghu̱), Western Kayah ꤚꤟꤢꤨ (rṳ).

ဂူ (transliteration needed)

1. snake