ꓫꓵꓺ

Lisu

Etymology 1

Cognate to Nuosu (shy, gold; yellow).

Noun

ꓫꓵꓺ (ʃɨ̱)

  1. gold
  2. yellow

Etymology 2

From Proto-Loloish *ʃe² (to die), from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *səj¹ (to die), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sij (to die).

Verb

ꓫꓵꓺ (ʃɨ̱)

  1. (Northern) to die
    Synonym: (Central, Southern) ꓫꓵꓻ (ʃɨ)

Etymology 3

Adjective

ꓫꓵꓺ (ʃɨ̱)

  1. long

Etymology 4

Particle

ꓫꓵꓺ (ʃɨ̱)

  1. (Southern) direction marker
    ꓔꓺ ꓔꓺ ꓫꓵꓺtɑ̱ tɑ̱ ʃɨ̱upward
    ꓗꓸ ꓠꓬꓸ ꓫꓵꓺkɑ́ ɲɑ́ ʃɨ̱behind

References

  • Xu, Lin (徐琳); Mu, Yuzhang (木玉璋); etc. (1984), 傈汉辞典 [Lisu-Chinese Dictionary], Kunming: Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House, page 365
  • Mu, Yuzhang (木玉璋); Sun, Hongkai (孙宏开) (2012), 傈僳语方言研究 [A Study of Lisu Dialects], Beijing: The Ethnic Publishing House, →ISBN, page 208
  • Bradley, David (1994), A Dictionary of the Northern Dialect of Lisu (China and Southeast Asia), Department of Linguistics Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →DOI, page 171
  • Bradley, David; Hope, Edward Reginald; Fish, James; Bradley, Maya (2006), Southern Lisu Dictionary, Center for Southeast Asia Studies, University of California, Berkeley, pages 310-311