တီႈၶႃႈ

Shan

Etymology

တီႈ (tīi, “at, in, to”) +‎ ၶႃႈ (khāa, “servant, slave, polite first person pronoun”). Compare the structure "preposition + self-deprecating pronoun" in Lao ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ (dōi khān ʼa nya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiː˧˧˨.kʰaː˧˧˨/
• Rhymes: -aː

Particle

တီႈၶႃႈ • (tīi khāa)

1. (royal) a sentence ending showing formality and politeness, used when speaking to kings and princes