သေ
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See also: သေး
Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Burmese သိယ် (siy), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj (“to die”). Compare Chinese 死 (sǐ), Dzongkha ཤི (shi).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /θè/
- Romanization: MLCTS: se • ALA-LC: se • BGN/PCGN: the • Okell: thei
Verb
[edit]သေ • (se)
Base | သေ (se) |
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Causative | သတ် (sat) |
- to die (stop living)
Synonyms
[edit]- ကွယ်လွန် (kwailwan)
- ဆုံး (hcum:)
- ဆရာများ သားသေ (hca.ra-mya: sa:se)
Adjective
[edit]သေ • (se)
- dead (no longer living)
Derived terms
[edit]- သေခြင်း (sehkrang:)
References
[edit]- “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.