phawisae

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Khumi Chin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā) / Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa). Akin to Burmese ပိုက်ဆံ (puikhcam).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʰɔi̯˥.sʰɛ˩/

Noun

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phawisae

  1. money

References

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  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[1], Payap University, page 74