ဆဲ

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hcai: • ALA-LC: chai • BGN/PCGN: hsè: • Okell: hsè

Etymology 1

Verb

ဆဲ • (hcai:)

1. to swear at, revile, vituperate

Derived terms

• ကျိန်ဆဲ (kyinhcai:)
• ကလော်ဆဲ (ka.lauhcai:)
• ကော်ဆဲ (kauhcai:)
• ဆဲဆို (hcai:hcui)
• ဆဲရေးတိုင်းထွာ (hcai:re:tuing:htwa)
• ညှဉ်းဆဲ (hnyany:hcai:)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (châi "( verb. affix, future )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Conjunction

ဆဲ • (hcai:)

1. while

Derived terms

• ကူးပြောင်းဆဲကာလ (ku:praung:hcai:kala.)

Further reading

• “ဆဲ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.