သေ

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Burmese သိယ် (siy), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj (to die). Compare Chinese (), Dzongkha ཤི (shi).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

သေ (se)

Burmese verb set
Base သေ (se)
Causativeသတ် (sat)
  1. to die (stop living)

Synonyms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

သေ (se)

  1. dead (no longer living)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • သေ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.