zêhxnû

Namuyi

Alternative forms

• zêhhnû

Etymology

First half from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *za (“son”). Cognates include Chinese 子 (zǐ) and Burmese သား (sa:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɤ˥.xⁿu˥]

Noun

zêhxnû

1. child
2. son

References

• Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎^[1], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 23