ꤓꤛꤢꤩ꤭

Western Kayah

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *thejᴬ (“water”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *thi⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)əj-n ~ m-ti-s (“water, fluid, wet, to soak”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen ထီ, Eastern Pwo ထီ့ (thî), Western Pwo ထံၫ, S'gaw Karen ထံ (hṭee).

Noun

ꤓꤛꤢꤩ꤭ (htyē)

1. water
2. (any) liquid