ၶီႈ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.qɯjꟲ (“excrement”); cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩦ᩶, Lao ຂີ້ (khī), Lü ᦃᦲᧉ (ẋii²), Thai ขี้ (kîi), Ahom 𑜁𑜣 (khī), Zhuang haex, Saek ไกฺ. Compare Sui ggeex, Proto-Kra *kaiꟲ and Proto-Hlai *ɦaːjʔ (whence haːj³ in most modern lects). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Caqi (whence Paiwan tsaqi, Malay tahi, Malagasy tay), Old Chinese 屎 (OC *[qʰ]ijʔ) (B-S).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰiː˧˧˨/

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• Rhymes: -iː

Verb

ၶီႈ • (khīi) (abstract noun လွင်ႈၶီႈ)

1. shit.

Noun

ၶီႈ • (khīi)

1. excrement, feces, ordure, shit, dirt of any sort, refuse; matter from the eyes, nose.

References

• Khoe, Mawn (2015) Tai-English Dictionary, Mawn Khoe (Keng Tung).