Myanmar English Dictionary

Vowel 'Au'

ချော် | chau2; chau2; chau2

(1) to slip; skid; be slippery; be greasy.

ဟိုကား ဘီးချော်သွားတယ်ဟ | ho2 ka3 bain3 shau2 thwa3 deare2 ha1! - OMG, That car skidded on the road!! (ˌoʊ.emˈdʒiː 🔊)

(2) miss the point or target.

(3) volcanic lava in molten state (ˈlɑː.və 🔊) as in ချော်ရည် | chau2 yay2.

(4) unwanted scum or dross (ˈdräs 🔊) on the surface of the molten metal.
ချော်ချွတ် | chau2-choot - (1) slip; trip. (2) err; blunder. chau2-choot - slippery.
ချော်တောငေါ့ | chau2-tau3 ngau1 - [slang] wander off from the destination or the main point; miss the point; stray, and also gives the sense of သဝေထိုး | tha1-way2 hto3 - wander aimlessly; roam (without a definite aim in the first place.)
ချော်နက် | chau2 net - basalt (bə-ˈsȯlt ; ˈbā-ˌsȯlt 🔊), a rock rich in magnesium and iron, commonly found in more than 90% of all volcanic rock (🔊) on Earth.
ချော်လဲ | chau2 leare3 - slip and fall (fɔl 🔊).
ချော်လဲရောထိုင် | chau2-leare3 yau3-htine2 - pass off a blunder or an embarrassment as a deliberate act.