ကြယ်သီး

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respellings: ကြယ်သီး, ကြယ်+သီး
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛ̀θí/, /t͡ɕɛ̀ðí/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kraisi: • ALA-LC: krayʻsīʺ • BGN/PCGN: kyèthi:/kyèdhi: • Okell: cethì/cethì

Etymology 1

ကြယ် (krai, “star”) +‎ သီး (si:, “fruit”).

Noun

ကြယ်သီး • (kraisi:)

  1. (clothing) button, stud
Usage notes
  • Note that the term refers to sewing buttons and not buttons on mechanical or electronic devices, which are referred to as ခလုတ် (hka.lut) instead.
  • Note also that the term does not refer to the fruit known as starfruit in English.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

A semantic extension of Etymology 1, in reference to the drug's button-like shape.

Noun

ကြယ်သီး • (kraisi:)

  1. (slang) ya ba
Synonyms

Further reading

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