တီႈၶႃႈ

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Etymology[edit]

တီႈ (tīi, at, in, to) +‎ ၶႃႈ (khāa, servant, slave, polite first person pronoun). Compare the structure "preposition + self-deprecating pronoun" in Lao ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ (dōi khān ʼa nya).

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တီႈၶႃႈ (tīi khāa)

  1. (royal) a sentence ending showing formality and politeness, used when speaking to kings and princes