pyte

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-bəj-n/k (“to give”). Cognates include Burmese ပေး (pe:, “to give”) and Chinese 畀 (bì, “to give”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɘ˥.te˧/

Adjective

pyte

  1. generous

Verb

pyte

  1. (transitive) to give

References
  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 73
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