Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʰé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hce: • ALA-LC: cheʺ • BGN/PCGN: hse: • Okell: hseì
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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *tsəj² (to wash), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *tsəj (idem); cognate with Akha [script needed] (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 (OC *sɯːlʔ, *sɯːnʔ, “to wash”) (STEDT).

Verb

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ဆေး (hce:)

  1. to wash (clean with water or other fluid)
  2. to temper, anneal
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-tsəj (medicine; juice; paint). Compare Nuosu (cy) (as in ꁬꋌ (bbut cy)), Lolopo naxcir (medicine), Naxi cher'ee (medicine), Tibetan རྩི (rtsi), Old Chinese (OC *sʰiɡ, “lacquer, paint”).

Noun

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ဆေး (hce:) (classifier မည် or လုံး)

  1. medicine (substance which promotes healing)
    Synonym: ဩသဓ (au:sa.dha.)
  2. tobacco
  3. potion, philtre
  4. poison
  5. paint, dye (substance which adds color)
  6. narcotic drug
  7. (slang) trouble, annoyance
  8. (slang) pain in the ass, toxic person
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Further reading

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