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Burmese
Etymology
For the "lift, carry" sense, from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *kyi¹˜² (“to lift, raise”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kyi (“to lift, raise, awake”). Cognate with Akha (tjhì, “to lift”), Old Chinese 起 (OC *kʰɯʔ, “to rise, raise”) (STEDT).
It is unclear if the particle and classifier senses are etymologically connected, though MED groups them together.
Pronunciation
Verb
ချီ • (hkyi)
- to lift
- to carry
- (of an animal or bird) to carry off, carry away
- to begin
- to march
Particle
ချီ • (hkyi)
- particle often suffixed to certain nouns to form adverbial phrases of time, number or manner
Classifier
ချီ • (hkyi)
- numerical classifier used in counting number of performances or shows
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