khe

See also: khê, khế, and khẽ

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɛ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɛ˧˧] ~ [xɛ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰɛ˧˧] ~ [xɛ˧˧]

Noun edit

(classifier cái) khe • (溪)

slit, slot
stream, creek

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

Xhosa edit

Pronoun edit

-khe

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

IPA^(key): /kʰə˧/

Adjective edit

khe

bitter

References edit

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

Zulu edit

Pronoun edit

-khe

Combining stem of yena used with possessive concords.

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