pyte

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *Pi(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