သော
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See also: သော့
Burmese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /θɔ́/
- Romanization: MLCTS: sau: • ALA-LC: so • BGN/PCGN: thaw: • Okell: thò
Noun[edit]
သော • (sau:)
Particle[edit]
သော • (sau:)
- (literary) particle suffixed to a word to form an adjective
- sentence final marker, emphasising a wish expressed
Usage notes[edit]
Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).
References[edit]
- “သော” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative forms
Pronoun[edit]
သော (m)
- Burmese script form of so, which is nominative singular of တ (ta, “"he, it"”)
Adjective[edit]
သော
- Burmese script form of so, which is nominative singular masculine of တ (ta, “"that"”)
References[edit]
- Mason, Francis (1868) A Pali Grammar on the Basis of Kachchayano, with Chrestomathy and Vocabulary[1], Toungoo: Institute Press, page 49