သိုင့်

Eastern Pwo

Etymology 1

Eastern Pwo cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : သိုင့် (θə̂ɴ)

From Proto-Karen *səmᴬ (“three”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-sum (“three”). Cognates include S'gaw Karen သၢ (thuh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θɘ̃˥˩]

Numeral

သိုင့် (θə̂ɴ)

1. three

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen [Term?]. Cognates include S'gaw Karen သူ (thoo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θɘ̃˥˩]

Verb

သိုင့် (θə̂ɴ)

1. (stative) to be black

Etymology 3

From Proto-Karen [Term?]. Cognates include S'gaw Karen သူ (thoo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θɘ̃˥˩]

Noun

သိုင့် (θə̂ɴ)

1. curry

References

• A. Kato (2006), “A Synopsis of Pwo Karen (Hpa-an dialect)”, in STEDT Colloquium, page 3
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al., “သိုင့်”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 201