kyi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kyi"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Kiput with y as a placeholder.

Symbol

kyi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kiput.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kiput terms

Achang

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /kʲi˧/
• (Lianghe) [kɯ⁵⁵]
• (Longchuan) [kʰʐə⁵⁵]
• (Luxi) [kɯ³⁵]

Noun

kyi

1. star

   Maukhung mha kyi suon aq!

   Count the stars in the sky!

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎^[1], Payap University, page 62

Lutuv

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kȳȳ]

Verb

kyi

1. to crack

References

• Kelly Harper Berkson, Amanda Bohnert, Sui Hnem Par (2022), “Consonant Sounds in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎^[2], volume 3, number 1