စော

See also: စာ, စီး, စို, စား, and စ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: cau: • ALA-LC: co • BGN/PCGN: saw: • Okell: sò

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Burmese စဝ် (saw).

Adjective

စော • (cau:)

1. early (at a time in advance of the usual)

Derived terms

• စောစော (cau:cau:)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Burmese စဝ် (saw). Shan ၸဝ်ႈ (tsāo).

Noun

စော • (cau:)

1. chief, leader, prince
2. (honorific) a title used by Burmese, Arakanese and Shan royalty.

References

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