သး

From Proto-Karen *saʔᴰ (“heart”). Cognate with Western Pwo ၥၭ, Eastern Pwo သာ (θà), Pa'o Karen သꩻ.

သး • (thä)

1. heart
2. mind, soul
3. Used as a reflexive noun: self

   တဘၣ်ထိၣ်သတြီၤနသးဒီးပှၤအဂၤနီတဘျီတဂ့ၤ

   ta bà hṭoh̀ tha traw̄na thädaẅ phgā ʼa ghā naw ta blaw ta ghaȳ

   Never compare yourself with others.

4. Used to make a non-agentive verb out of an agentive verb, similar to an anticausative marker.

   ပဲတြီအိးထီၣ်ဃာ်အသး

   peh trawʼoḧ hṭaẁ xạ ʼa thä

   The window is open.

This word co-occurs with သူၣ် (thoò, “liver”) in four-syllable compounds, also known as elaborate expressions.

From Proto-Karen [Term?].

သး • (thä)

1. to itch