ဆီ့

Eastern Pwo

Eastern Pwo cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ဆီ့ (chî)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *chejᴬ. Cognate with S'gaw Karen ဆံ (hsee).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰi˥˩]

Numeral

ဆီ့ (chî)

1. ten

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *chjaXᴬ ~ *chjaNᴬ (“chicken”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ဆီ (hsaw), Western Kayah ꤏꤛꤢꤩ꤭ (hsyē).

Noun

ဆီ့ (chî)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) chicken

References

• A. Kato (2006) “A Synopsis of Pwo Karen (Hpa-an dialect)”, in STEDT Colloquium, page 3
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ဆီ့”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 48