Burmese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Burmese ချတ် (khyat) or Old Burmese ခေတ် (khet), ultimately inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kri(k/ŋ). Cognate with Zaiwa [ˀcit].

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɪʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hkyac • ALA-LC: khyacʻ • BGN/PCGN: chit • Okell: hciʔ

Verb edit

ချစ် (hkyac)

  1. to love
    ချစ်တယ်
    hkyactai||
    I love you.
  2. to be friendly
  3. to scratch

Antonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

ချစ် (hkyac)

  1. a unisex given name

Rakhine edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Directly cognate with Burmese ချစ် (hkyac).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰaɪʔ/

Verb edit

ချစ် (transliteration needed)

  1. to love

References edit

  • ချစ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Nishi, Y. (1999). Old Burmese: toward the history of Burmese. Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, 23(3), 659-692.