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Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Adverb
ཤིག (shig)
- (suffixed to verbs) used to form urgent imperatives or unambiguous imperatives
Sherpa
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-r(j)ik.
Noun
ཤིག (shig)
- louse
References
- Sherpa Dictionary by Nicolas Tournadre &al., Kathmandu 2009
Tibetan
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-r(j)ik.
Noun
ཤིག • (shig)
- louse
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Particle
ཤིག • (shig)
- (Classical) Form of ཅིག (cig)
- (grammar) urgent imperative marker
Usage notes
The modern imperative marker is a low register form, but can be used with both honorific and non-honorific forms. It is generally pronounced as a non-syllabic IPA(key): /-ɕ/ appended onto the imperative form of the verb.[1]
See also
References
- ^ “The Particles དང་ and ཤིག་”, in Knowledge Maps of Subjects, University of Virginia, 2016