phawisae

Khumi Chin

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā) / Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa). Akin to Burmese ပိုက်ဆံ (puikhcam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɔi̯˥.sʰɛ˩/

Noun

phawisae

1. money

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 74