xuix

Central Bai

Etymology

From Proto-Bai *ɕui² (“water”). Cognate with Chinese 水 (shuǐ).

Pronunciation

  • (Jianchuan) IPA(key): [ɕy³³]

Noun

xuix

  1. water
    enx xuix ― to drink water
    gel xuix ― cold water
    winl xuix ― hot water

References

  • Grace Claire Wiersma (1990) A Study of the Bai (Minjia) Language Along Historical Lines: shui3
  • Bryan Allen, Zhang Xia (2004) Bai Dialect Survey, Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House, →ISBN: /ɕy³³/ 水 (in all dialects of Bai except Luobenzhuo, which has /sy³³/
  • 白汉词典 Baif Hanb cip diaint‎[1], 现行白文第一版 edition, 2022


Southern Bai

Etymology

From Proto-Bai *ɕui² (“water”). Cognate with Chinese 水 (shuǐ).

Pronunciation

  • (Dali) IPA(key): [ɕy³³]

Noun

xuix

  1. water

References

  • Bryan Allen, Zhang Xia (2004) Bai Dialect Survey, Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House, →ISBN: /ɕy³³/ 水 (in all dialects of Bai except Luobenzhuo, which has /sy³³/
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