Burmese

Adjective

ထူ • ‎(htu) (Romanization: MLCTS: htu • ALA-LC: thū • BGN/PCGN: htu • Okell: htu)

1. thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to another)
2. dense
3. stupid

Derived terms

• (thick): ထူထဲ ‎(htuhtai:)

Verb

ထူ • ‎(htu) (Romanization: MLCTS: htu • ALA-LC: thū • BGN/PCGN: htu • Okell: htu)

1. to help a person up
2. to erect (a post)
3. to raise (a flag)

References

• “ထူ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 527.
• “ထူ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

S'gaw Karen

Noun

ထူ ‎(htu)

1. gold

Shan

Etymology

Compare Thai ถู ‎(tǔu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰuː˨˦/

Verb

ထူ ‎(tʰu1)

1. to rub