ၶီႈ

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Shan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qɯjꟲ (“excrement”); cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩦ᩶, Lao ຂີ້ (khī), Lü ᦃᦲᧉ (ẋii²), Thai ขี้ (kîi), Ahom 𑜁𑜣 (khī), Zhuang haex, Saek ไกฺ. Compare Sui ggeex, Proto-Kra *kaiꟲ and Proto-Hlai *ɦaːjʔ (whence haːj³ in most modern lects). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Caqi (whence Paiwan tsaqi, Malay tahi, Malagasy tay), Old Chinese 屎 (OC *[qʰ]ijʔ) (B-S).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kʰiː˧˧˨/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iː

Verb[edit]

ၶီႈ • (khīi) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၶီႈ)

  1. shit.

Noun[edit]

ၶီႈ • (khīi)

  1. excrement, feces, ordure, shit, dirt of any sort, refuse; matter from the eyes, nose.

References[edit]

  • Khoe, Mawn (2015) Tai-English Dictionary, Mawn Khoe (Keng Tung).
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