phawisae

Khumi Chin

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā) / Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa). Akin to Burmese ပိုက်ဆံ (puikhcam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰɔi̯˥.sʰɛ˩/

Noun

phawisae

  1. money

References

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎[1], Payap University, page 74
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