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Burmese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Burmese ကြိယ်း, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *grəj (“copper”). Cognate with Tibetan གྲི (gri, “knife”) (STEDT). Luce's comparison with Old Chinese 錢 (OC *ʔslenʔ, *zlen, “coin (copper)”) seems untenable phonetically.
Pronunciation
Noun
ကြေး • (kre:)
- copper, brass, bronze
- money
- price
- fees
- general term for brass or bronze percussion instruments
- wager, bet, stake
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *krəj (“dirt, filth”); cognate with Jingpho (khə grəwi, “idem”) (STEDT). Said Tibeto-Burman root appears to be related to, though not allofamic, with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kləj (“body dirt, excrement”) (whence Old Chinese 屎 (OC *hliʔ, *hri, “excrement”)).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respellings: ဂြီး, ဂြေး, ကြေး
- IPA(key): /d͡ʑí/, /d͡ʑé/, /t͡ɕé/
- Romanization: MLCTS: kre: • ALA-LC: kreʺ • BGN/PCGN: gyi:/gye:/kye: • Okell: cì/ceì/ceì
Noun
ကြေး • (kre:)
- grime, dirt
Derived terms
References
- ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-I and -E Finals (11. Copper; Bronze, Brass)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 10
Further reading
- “ကြေး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.