သူၣ်

S'gaw Karen

Pronunciation

• (Kayin State) IPA^(key): /θu⁵²ˀ/
• (Chiang Rai) IPA^(key): /sṵ³¹/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *swɨXᴮ ~ *swɨNᴮ (“head louse”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(j)ar (“head louse”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo သုင်း (θə́ɯɴ).

Noun

သူၣ် • (thoò)

1. head louse

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *swɨnᴮ (“liver”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-sin (“liver; bitter; bile”). Cognate with Eastern Pwo သုင်း (θə́ɯɴ), Western Kayah ꤞꤣ꤭ (thōe), Pa'o Karen သွိုန်ႏ.

Noun

သူၣ် • (thoò)

1. liver

Usage notes

This word commonly co-occurs with သး (thä, “heart”) in four-syllable compounds, also known as elaborate expressions.

Etymology 3

Cognate with Eastern Pwo သုင်း (θə́ɯɴ).

Verb

သူၣ် • (thoò)

1. to plant

Derived terms

• သူၣ်ထီၣ် (thoò hṭaẁ)
• သူၣ်လီၤ (thoò law̄)