pawi

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Khumi Chin

Etymology

Akin to Burmese ပွဲ (pwai:).

Pronunciation

Noun

pawi

  1. feast

References

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin, Payap University, page 49

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.vi/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -avi
  • Syllabification: pa‧wi

Etymology 1

From paw +‎ -i.

Adjective

pawi (not comparable, derived adverb pawio)

  1. (relational) peacock; pavonine
  2. (Łowicz) blue-green
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

pawi m animal

  1. genitive plural of paw

Further reading

  • pawi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pawi in Polish dictionaries at PWN