တီႈၶႃႈ
Shan
Etymology
တီႈ (tīi, “at, in, to”) + ၶႃႈ (khāa, “servant, slave, polite first person pronoun”). Compare the structure "preposition + self-deprecating pronoun" in Lao ໂດຍຂ້ານ້ອຍ (dōi khān ʼa nya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiː˧˧˨.kʰaː˧˧˨/
Particle
တီႈၶႃႈ • (tīi khāa)
- (royal) a sentence ending showing formality and politeness, used when speaking to kings and princes