ဆဲ

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʰɛ́/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hcai: • ALA-LC: chai • BGN/PCGN: hsè: • Okell: hsè

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (châi "revile, abuse in words"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Bears resemblance to Old Chinese (OC *ʔsraʔ, *ʔsras, “curse”).”

Verb

ဆဲ (hcai:)

  1. to swear at, revile, vituperate
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (châi "( verb. affix, future )"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Conjunction

ဆဲ (hcai:)

  1. while
Derived terms

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