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