name
Kyaw Thu
jyow TOO
/dʒjaʊ tuː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
kyawthu
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Mon/Burmese (Myanmar)
- Meaning
- Famous and clean/pure
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Kyaw Thoo
Common mispronunciations
Saying KAY-aw; 'Kyaw' is more like 'jyow' with a palatal onset
Pronunciation tips
'Kyaw' is one of the hardest Burmese syllables for English speakers — the 'ky' is a palatal cluster; 'Thu' = 'too'
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