yhet

Achang

Etymology

Various Achang dialectal words for "sleep" are linked to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *jip by STEDT, but their rhyme developments are highly irregular.

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /jɛ̰t˧/
  • (Lianghe) [ʑik³¹]
  • (Longchuan) [e³¹]
  • (Luxi) [ʑit⁵⁵]
  • (Xiandao) [it⁵⁵]

Verb

yhet

  1. to sleep

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, pages 144-145
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