တော

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See also: တော်, and တော့

Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (to "jungle"). Luce tentatively gives Old Chinese (OC *sʰoːɡ, “to cluster (of foliage, etc.)”) as a possible cognate.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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တော (tau:)

  1. forest; wood
  2. jungle
  3. rural area; countryside
  4. assembly of people, things, etc.
  5. evil influence; evil spirit

Adjective

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တော (tau:)

  1. wild; rural, rustic

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AW Finals (21. Jungle; Forest)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 25

Further reading

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