khe

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See also: khê, khế, and khẽ

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (stream, creek, SV: khê).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(classifier cái) khe ()

  1. slit, slot
  2. stream, creek

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Xhosa[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

-khe

  1. Combining stem of yena used with possessive concords.

Zou[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ka. Cognates include Burmese ခါး (hka:) and Tibetan ཁ་བ (kha ba).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

khe

  1. bitter

References[edit]

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40

Zulu[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

-khe

  1. Combining stem of yena used with possessive concords.