ꓦꓰꓼ

Lisu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-r-gjat ~ b-g-rjat (“eight”). Cognate with Tibetan བརྒྱད (brgyad), Jingpho matsat, Nuosu ꉆ (hxit), S'gaw Karen ဃိး (xoḧ).

Numeral

ꓦꓰꓼ (h̃è̱)

1. eight

Etymology 2

Noun

ꓦꓰꓼ (h̃è̱)

1. belly

Usage notes

This is a bound lemma, and only appears as a prefix.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-r(j)ap. Cognate with Cantonese 立 (laap⁶), Dzongkha ཞབས (zhabs, “leg, foot”), Jingpho tsap (“stand”), Nuosu ꉆ (hxit, “stand, stand up”), Burmese ရပ် (rap).

Verb

ꓦꓰꓼ (h̃è̱)

1. to stand