သေ
See also: သေး
BurmeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Burmese သိယ် (siy), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj (“to die”). Compare Chinese 死 (sǐ), Dzongkha ཤི (shi).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /θè/
- Romanization: MLCTS: se • ALA-LC: se • BGN/PCGN: the • Okell: thei
VerbEdit
သေ • (se)
- to die (stop living)
SynonymsEdit
- ကွယ်လွန် (kwailwan)
- ဆုံး (hcum:)
- ဆရာများ သားသေ (hca.ra-mya: sa:se)
AdjectiveEdit
သေ • (se)
- dead (no longer living)
Derived termsEdit
- သေခြင်း (sehkrang:)
ReferencesEdit
- “သေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.