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Burmese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *tsəj² (“to wash”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *tsəj (“idem”); cognate with Akha (tshì, “to idem”). Said Tibeto-Burman root may be related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/b-s(y)il ~ *m/b-syal (“to wash, bathe”), the latter whence Old Chinese 洗 (OC *sɯːlʔ, *sɯːnʔ, “to wash”) (STEDT).
Verb
ဆေး • (hce:)
- to wash (clean with water or other fluid)
- to temper, anneal
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-tsəj (“medicine; juice; paint”). Compare Nuosu ꋌ (cy) (as in ꁬꋌ (bbut cy)), Lolopo naxcir (“medicine”), Naxi cher'ee (“medicine”), Tibetan རྩི (rtsi), Old Chinese 漆 (OC *sʰiɡ, “lacquer, paint”).
Noun
ဆေး • (hce:) (classifier မည် or လုံး)
- medicine (substance which promotes healing)
- Synonym: ဩသဓ (au:sa.dha.)
- tobacco
- potion, philtre
- poison
- paint, dye (substance which adds color)
- narcotic drug
- (slang) trouble, annoyance
- (slang) pain in the ass, toxic person
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