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Burmese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Burmese သိယ် (siy), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sij (“to die”). Compare Chinese 死 (sǐ), Dzongkha ཤི (shi).
The "stable" and "wine" senses are grouped with the "die" sense by MED, perhaps as "dying" is a form of "stability (no action)"; for a semantic parallel, compare English die down.
Pronunciation
Verb
Burmese verb set
Base
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သေ (se)
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Causative | သတ် (sat) |
သေ • (se)
- to die (stop living)
- to be paralyzed
- to stop functioning
- to be stable, be seasoned
Synonyms
Adjective
သေ • (se)
- dead (no longer living)
Derived terms
Noun
သေ • (se)
- fermented alcoholic drink; wine
Derived terms
Further reading
- “သေ” 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.
Pa'o Karen
Etymology 1
From Proto-Karen *k-sreᵀ (“horse”). Cognate with Western Pwo ကၥ့ၪ or ၥ့ၪ, Western Kayah ꤒꤢ꤬ꤞꤤ (tàthi), S'gaw Karen ကသ့ၣ် (ka thaỳ). Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔseh (“horse”) and Danau ထေ (tʰè).
Noun
သေ (sè)
- horse
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
သေ (sè)
- to know