သွား

• IPA^(key): /θwá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: swa: • ALA-LC: svāʺ • BGN/PCGN: thwa: • Okell: thwà

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ɢʷra (“to go”). Cognate with Old Chinese 于 (OC *ɢʷa, “to proceed, go”) (STEDT). The "fornicate" sense is a semantic loan from Pali gacchati.

MED groups the "go" and "tooth" senses together, when they should be separated. It is unclear which sense the "be sharp" sense is related to.

သွား • (swa:)

1. to go, proceed

   မသွားနဲ့။

   ma.swa:nai.||

   Don't go!

2. to move (bowels)
3. to depart
4. to be incisive, be sharp
5. to fornicate

• The synonym used for Buddhist monks is ကြွ (krwa.).

သွား • (swa:)

1. gait, walk
2. (literary) style
3. (melodic) tune

သွား • (swa:)

1. particle suffixed to a verb to denote an increasing tendency or to convey a sense of certainty

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-wa (“tooth”). Cognate with Jingpho wa (“tooth”) and Tibetan སོ (so).

သွား • (swa:)

1. tooth
2. cog, tooth
3. blade, edge

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