စီ

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Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (si²² "line up"). Luce gives Old Chinese (OC *zliːl, *zliːls, “even, uniform, along a line”) as a cognate.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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စီ (ci)

  1. to line up
  2. to place in a row
  3. to earn, get (on the average)

Particle

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စီ (ci)

  1. particle suffixed to numerical classifiers indicating equal distribution

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-I and -E Finals (28. to Set in order, Arrange)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 11

Further reading

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