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Burmese
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respellings: ကြယ်သီး, ကြယ်+သီး
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛ̀θí/, /t͡ɕɛ̀ðí/
- Romanization: MLCTS: kraisi: • ALA-LC: krayʻsīʺ • BGN/PCGN: kyèthi:/kyèdhi: • Okell: cethì/cethì
Etymology 1
ကြယ် (krai, “star”) + သီး (si:, “fruit”).
Noun
ကြယ်သီး • (kraisi:)
- (clothing) button, stud
Usage notes
- Note that the term refers to sewing buttons and not buttons on mechanical or electronic devices, which are referred to as ခလုတ် (hka.lut) instead.
- Note also that the term does not refer to the fruit known as starfruit in English.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
A semantic extension of Etymology 1, in reference to the drug's button-like shape.
Noun
ကြယ်သီး • (kraisi:)
- (slang) ya ba
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