အခု

• Phonetic respellings: အ'ခု, အ'ဂု
• IPA^(key): /ʔəkʰṵ/, /ʔəɡṵ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.hku. • ALA-LC: ʼakhu • BGN/PCGN: ăhku./ăgu. • Okell: ăhkú/ăhkú

Colloquial form of ယခု (ya.hku., “now”).

အခု • (a.hku.)

1. (colloquial) now (at the present time)

အခု • (a.hku.)

1. (colloquial) now; the present

• ယခု (ya.hku.) (formal, literary)

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ခု (hku., “to prop up, place a support under”).

အခု • (a.hku.)

1. pad; cushion; support

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