ꤏꤛꤢꤩ

Western Kayah

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *chejᴬ (“ten”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ts(y)i(y) ~ *tsyay (“ten”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ts(j)i(j) ~ tsjaj (“ten”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen [Term?], S'gaw Karen ဆံ (hsi), Burmese ဆယ် (hcai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃje˦/

Numeral

ꤏꤛꤢꤩ (hsye)

  1. ten

Usage notes

Used for ten to nineteen. For example, ꤏꤛꤢꤩꤞꤛꤣ꤭ (hsyethyōe) means thirteen (10+3).

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