xuix

Central Bai

Etymology

From Proto-Bai *ɕui² (“water”). Cognate with Chinese 水 (shuǐ).

Pronunciation

• (Jianchuan) IPA^(key): [ɕy³³]

Noun

xuix

1. water

References

• Grace Claire Wiersma, A Study of the Bai (Minjia) Language Along Historical Lines (1990): shui3
• Bryan Allen, Zhang Xia Bai Dialect Survey (2004, Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House, →ISBN: /ɕy³³/ 水 (in all dialects of Bai except Luobenzhuo, which has /sy³³/)