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Eastern Pwo
Etymology 1
From Proto-Karen *chejᴬ. Cognate with S'gaw Karen ဆံ (hsee).
Pronunciation
Numeral
ဆီ့ (chî)
- ten
Etymology 2
From Proto-Karen *chjaXᴬ ~ *chjaNᴬ (“chicken”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ဆီ (hsaw), Western Kayah ꤏꤛꤢꤩ꤭ (hsyē).
Noun
ဆီ့ (chî)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) chicken
References
- A. Kato (2006) “A Synopsis of Pwo Karen (Hpa-an dialect)”, in STEDT Colloquium, page 3
- Saw Mervin Myat Kyaw et. al. “ဆီ့”, in Karen (Pwo) - Burmese - English dictionary, Phrakhanong: Karen (Pwo) Dictionary Compiling Committee, page 48