သီ့

Eastern Pwo

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *sejᴬ (“to die”). Cognates include S'gaw Karen သံ (thee).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θi˥˩]

Verb

သီ့ (θî)

1. (intransitive) to die
2. (intransitive) to expire

References

• A. Kato (2009) “A Basic Vocabulary of Htoklibang Pwo Karen with Hpa-an, Kyonbyaw, and Proto-Pwo Karen Forms”, in Asian and African Languages and Linguistics, volume 4, page 191
• Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “သီ့”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 196