Western Kayah

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Karen *chjaXᴬ ~ *chjaNᴬ (chicken). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ဆီ (hsaw), Eastern Pwo ဆီ့.

Noun

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ꤏꤛꤢꤩ꤭ (hsyē)

  1. chicken

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Numeral

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ꤏꤛꤢꤩ꤭ (hsyē)

  1. ten
Usage notes
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Used as multiplier. For example, ꤞꤛꤣ꤭ꤏꤛꤢꤩ꤭ (thūeoehsyē) means thirty (3×10).