သေ

See also: သေး

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese သိယ် (siy), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj (“to die”). Compare Chinese 死 (sǐ), Dzongkha ཤི (shi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θè/
• Romanization: MLCTS: se • ALA-LC: se • BGN/PCGN: the • Okell: thei

Verb

သေ • (se)

Burmese verb set

Base	သေ (se)
Causative	သတ် (sat)

1. to die (stop living)

Synonyms

• ကွယ်လွန် (kwailwan)
• ဆုံး (hcum:)
• ဆရာများ သားသေ (hca.ra-mya: sa:se)

Adjective

သေ • (se)

1. dead (no longer living)

Derived terms

• သေခြင်း (sehkrang:)

References

• “သေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.

Pa'o Karen

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *k-sreᵀ (“horse”). Cognate with Western Pwo ကၥ့ၪ or ၥ့ၪ, Western Kayah ꤒꤢ꤬ꤞꤤ (tàthi), S'gaw Karen ကသ့ၣ် (ka thaỳ). Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔseh (“horse”) and Danau ထေ (tʰè).

Noun

သေ (sè)

1. horse

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

သေ (sè)

1. to know