သေ

See also: သေး

Burmese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: se • ALA-LC: se • BGN/PCGN: the • Okell: thei

Verb

သေ • (se)

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

Synonyms

Adjective

သေ • (se)

  1. dead (no longer living)

Derived terms

References
  • “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.
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