အချို

Burmese

Etymology

အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) +‎ ချို (hkyui, “sweet”).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ချို
  • IPA(key): /ʔət͡ɕʰò/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkyui • ALA-LC: ʼakhyui • BGN/PCGN: ăcho • Okell: ăhcou

Noun

အချို • (a.hkyui)

  1. sweetness (of taste)
  2. (same as လက်ဖက်ရည်အချို (lakhpak-rany-a.hkyui)) tea sweetened with milk or cream
  3. sweetmeat; dessert

Derived terms

  • လက်ဖက်ရည်အချို (lakhpak-rany-a.hkyui, “milk tea (tea sweetened with milk or cream)”)
  • အချိုခြောက် (a.hkyuihkrauk, “processed tea leaves for making tea”)
  • အချိုတည်း (a.hkyuitany:, “to have dessert”)
  • အချိုပွဲ (a.hkyui-pwai:, “dessert”)
  • အချိုမှုန့် (a.hkyuihmun., “monosodium glutamate (MSG)”)
  • အချိုသတ် (a.hkyuisat, “to mollify with sweet talk”)
  • အချိုအသာ (a.hkyuia.sa, “(of speaking or treating) mildly and sweetly”)

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