တီႈၶႃႈ

Shan

Etymology

တီႈ (tīi, “at, in, to”) +‎ ၶႃႈ (khāa, “servant, slave, polite first person pronoun”). Compare the structure "preposition + self-deprecating pronoun" in Lao ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ (dōi khā nǭi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiː˧˧˨.kʰaː˧˧˨/
  • Rhymes: -aː

Particle

တီႈၶႃႈ • (tīi khāa)

  1. (royal) a sentence ending showing formality and politeness, used when speaking to kings and princes
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