ကျွန်တော်

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of ကျွန်တော်မျိုး (kywantau-myui:).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respellings: ကျွန်ဒေါ်, ကျ'နော်
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʊ̀ɴdɔ̀/, /t͡ɕənɔ̀/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kywantau • ALA-LC: kyvanʻtoʻ • BGN/PCGN: kyundaw/kyănaw • Okell: cuñto/căno

Pronoun[edit]

ကျွန်တော် (kywantau)

  1. (men's speech) I, me (formal polite, used by males in Lower Myanmar)
  2. I, me (formal polite, used as a gender-neutral pronoun in Upper Myanmar)

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