ပျူ

Burmese

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Lhao Vo byu: (“human being, person”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjù/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: pyu • ALA-LC: pyū • BGN/PCGN: pyu • Okell: pyu

Proper noun

ပျူ • (pyu)

  1. Pyu (name of an ancient Tibeto-Burman language and its speakers whose culture once flourished in the central part of what is now the Union of Myanmar)

Derived terms

  • ပျူပျူငှာငှာ (pyu-pyuhngahnga)

Further reading

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