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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Burmese ချတ် (khyat) or Old Burmese ခေတ် (khet), ultimately inherited from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kri(k/ŋ) (“to love”). Cognate with Zaiwa (ˀcit), Tibetan (h̥kʻrig-pa, “to copulate”) (STEDT). Compare also Old Chinese 吉 (OC *klid, “auspicious”) (Hill 2019, p. 228).
Verb
ချစ် • (hkyac)
- to love
ချစ်တယ်။- hkyactai||
- I love you.
- to be friendly
- to scratch
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “to love”): မုန်း (mun:, “to hate”)
Derived terms
Proper noun
ချစ် • (hkyac)
- a unisex given name
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kyit (“to burn, scorch”); cognate with Lahu (chîʔ, “hot (enough to burn)”). The root bears strong resemblance to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-(t)sik (“to burn, itch; angry”), which may or may not be related. If related, see Old Chinese 疾 (OC *zid, “swift; illness”) for more (STEDT).
Adjective
ချစ် • (hkyac)
- burnt
Derived terms
Further reading
Rakhine
Etymology
Directly cognate with Burmese ချစ် (hkyac).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰaɪʔ/
Verb
ချစ် (transliteration needed)
- to love
References
- “ချစ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- Nishi, Y. (1999). Old Burmese: toward the history of Burmese. Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, 23(3), 659-692.