ཤི

Dzongkha

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕi˥/

Verb

ཤི (shi)

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

Sherpa

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj.

Verb

ཤི (shi)

1. to die

References

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

Tibetan

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*ɕi/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ɕi/ (reconstructed)

Verb

ཤི • (shi) (nominal form ཤི་བ)

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