အငူ

Burmese

Etymology

From အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + a component ငူ (ngu, “to project convexly”). Said sense is not listed on the entry for ငူ (ngu) by MED, while STEDT doesn't give etymology (ə-ŋu "promontory, projection", ŋu "project convexly"), and Luce 1981 appears to adduce Old Chinese 堯 (OC *ŋeːw, “lofty, high”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa̰ŋù/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.ngu • ALA-LC: ʼaṅū • BGN/PCGN: a.ngu • Okell: ángu

Noun

အငူ • (a.ngu)

  1. promontory, headland, cape, projection

Further reading

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