Dzongkha edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj (to die).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ཤི (shi)

  1. to die, to expire, to perish
  2. to wilt, to wither
  3. to dampen, to lessen

Sherpa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj.

Verb edit

ཤི (shi)

  1. to die

References edit

  • Sherpa Dictionary by Nicolas Tournadre &al., Kathmandu 2009

Tibetan edit

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

ཤི (shi) (nominal form ཤི་བ)

  1. past of འཆི ('chi)
  2. imperative of འཆི ('chi)